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Houston Dynamo 0–2 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Los Angeles FC won 0–2.

Shots
1218
Shots on target
36
Possession
29%71%

Full time

What the match recorded

Los Angeles FC beat Houston Dynamo 2–0. Recorded in this match (Houston Dynamo – Los Angeles FC): shots 12–18, shots on target 3–6, possession 29%–71%, corners 4–8. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots18 shotsHouston Dynamo 12 shots, Los Angeles FC 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsHouston Dynamo 3 shots, Los Angeles FC 6 shots
  • Possession29%71%Houston Dynamo 29%, Los Angeles FC 71%
  • Corners4 corners8 cornersHouston Dynamo 4 corners, Los Angeles FC 8 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls14 foulsHouston Dynamo 6 fouls, Los Angeles FC 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsHouston Dynamo 1 card, Los Angeles FC 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Houston Dynamo
1Draws
2Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer2–0
Houston Dynamo — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer1–0
Houston Dynamo — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer0–0
Los Angeles FC — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer0–2
Los Angeles FC — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.96 days

Houston Dynamo / Los Angeles FC

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Mar 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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