HOU vs SDL

Houston Dynamo

2–4

xG 2.05–2.12

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

San Diego

Shell Energy Stadium

Houston · Sat 4 Oct, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 22,039

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. SDL leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. SDL held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact

Chance quality was even.

xAnalysis

Set plays were 46% of SDL's xG.

HOUSDL

1.28Open play1.14

0.77Set play0.98

0.00Free kicks0.04

0.07Corners0.15

0.00Penalties0.79

Shot profileFact

HOU shot from poor areas, 17 shots for two big chances.

xAnalysis

SDL worked into better areas, 16 shots for five big chances.

HOUSDL

Shots

17 – 16

xG / shot

0.12 – 0.13

On target

5 – 6

Inside box

12 – 8

Outside box

5 – 7

Blocked

9 – 3

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

2 – 5

Big missed

0 – 1

KeeperFact

Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact

HOU scored early.

xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 15', and they scored again.

First half

15'Felipe Andrade scores (left foot shot, Júnior Urso).
39'Yellow, Ezequiel Ponce (Foul).

Second half

46'Amahl Pellegrino on, Hirving Lozano off.
46'Ian Pilcher on, Franco Negri off.
50'VAR.
53'Anders Dreyer scores from the spot (Penalty).
67'Amine Bassi on, Duane Holmes off.
75'Alex Mighten on, Corey Baird off.
77'Yellow, Aníbal Godoy (Foul).
78'Yellow, Aiden Harangi (Persistent fouling).
80'Sergio Santos on, Júnior Urso off.
83'Yellow, Ian Pilcher (Foul).
84'Willy Kumado on, Aiden Harangi off.
84'Luca de la Torre on, Aníbal Godoy off.
85'Luca de la Torre scores (left foot shot, Amahl Pellegrino).
87'Sergio Santos scores (left foot shot, Lawrence Ennali).
88'Gabriel Segal on, Ondrej Lingr off.
89'Anders Dreyer scores (right foot shot, Amahl Pellegrino).
90+1'Yellow, Lawrence Ennali (Argument).
90+1'Patrick James Coleman McNair on, Anders Dreyer off.
90+2'Femi Awodesu on, Felipe Andrade off.
90+13'Amahl Pellegrino scores (right foot shot, Jeppe Tverskov).

Goal
Yellow card
Red card
Substitution
VAR

Starting shape · 4-4-2 vs 4-3-3Fact

SDL have the extra attacker.

xAnalysis

HOU have two strikers against a back four, and one fewer in midfield.

HOU · 4-4-2SDL · 4-3-3

Player ratingsFact

SDL's XI rated higher.

xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.5–6.9. Dreyer led the card at 8.5.

HOU


9	Ondrej Lingr	FW	89	7.2	3
20	Sergio Santos	FW	10	7.2	0
30	Júnior Urso	MF	80	7.1	2
11	Lawrence Ennali	MF	90	7.0	2
36	Felipe Andrade	DF	90	6.9	0
10	Ezequiel Ponce	FW	90	6.8	1
8	Amine Bassi	MF	23	6.7	0
6	Artur	MF	90	6.5	0
3	Antônio Carlos	DF	90	6.5	2
24	Femi Awodesu	DF	12	6.5	0
14	Duane Holmes	MF	67	6.3	0
31	Jonathan Bond	GK	90	5.9	0
25	Griffin Dorsey	DF	90	5.9	0
22	Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas	DF	90	5.4	0
17	Gabriel Segal	FW	1	0.0	0

SDL


90	Amahl Pellegrino	FW	44	9.1	2
10	Anders Dreyer	FW	90	8.5	0
6	Jeppe Tverskov	MF	90	7.7	3
14	Luca de la Torre	MF	6	7.3	0
26	Manu Duah	DF	90	6.9	0
11	Hirving Lozano	FW	46	6.7	0
20	Aníbal Godoy	MF	84	6.7	0
21	Corey Baird	FW	76	6.7	1
8	Onni Valakari	MF	90	6.6	1
23	Aiden Harangi	DF	84	6.6	0
22	Franco Negri	DF	46	6.5	1
25	Ian Pilcher	DF	44	6.5	0
17	Patrick James Coleman McNair	DF	13	6.5	0
1	CJ dos Santos	GK	90	6.4	0
97	Christopher McVey	DF	90	6.4	1
77	Alex Mighten	FW	14	6.3	0
2	Willy Kumado	DF	6	6.3	1

Missing playersFact

Both sides were missing players.

xAnalysis

The count was 2–2.

HOU

Andrew TarbellUnavailable
Jack McGlynnUnavailable

SDL

Andrés ReyesUnavailable
Alejandro AlvaradoUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact

HOU still found the net.

xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

Goal
Big chance

Field tiltFact

Territory was shared.

xAnalysis

SDL attacked through the middle.

HOU thirdMiddleSDL third

29%35%36%

HOUSDL

Match statsFact

SDL had more of the ball.

xAnalysis

Possession finished 34%–66%.

HOUSDL

Possession

34% – 66%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

283 – 556

Lge 461.9

Corners

1 – 7

Lge 4.8

Tackles

11 – 9

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.05 – 1.33