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Major League Soccer · 2026

Charlotte FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo · 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

Charlotte FC and Houston Dynamo drew 0–0.

Shots
918
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.790.9
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Charlotte FC and Houston Dynamo drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Charlotte FC – Houston Dynamo): shots 9–18, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.79–0.9, possession 35%–65%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Houston Dynamo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Houston Dynamo's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.3 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots18 shotsCharlotte FC 9 shots, Houston Dynamo 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsCharlotte FC 3 shots, Houston Dynamo 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.79 xG0.9 xGCharlotte FC 0.79 xG, Houston Dynamo 0.9 xG
  • Possession35%65%Charlotte FC 35%, Houston Dynamo 65%
  • Corners8 corners6 cornersCharlotte FC 8 corners, Houston Dynamo 6 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsCharlotte FC 13 fouls, Houston Dynamo 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards4 cardsCharlotte FC 5 cards, Houston Dynamo 4 cards
  • Passes284 passes569 passesCharlotte FC 284 passes, Houston Dynamo 569 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.2%92.4%Charlotte FC 85.2%, Houston Dynamo 92.4%
  • Shots inside box6 shots11 shotsCharlotte FC 6 shots, Houston Dynamo 11 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks9 blocksCharlotte FC 3 blocks, Houston Dynamo 9 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves3 savesCharlotte FC 5 saves, Houston Dynamo 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesCharlotte FC 1 offside, Houston Dynamo 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 8′Felipe AndradeYellow card · Houston Dynamo
  2. 45′Tim ReamYellow card · Charlotte FC
  3. Half-time
  4. 49′Djibril DianiYellow card · Charlotte FC
  5. 66′Agustin ReschYellow card · Houston Dynamo
  6. 72′Ashley WestwoodYellow card · Charlotte FC
  7. 72′Ashley WestwoodSecond yellow · Charlotte FC
  8. 78′Lucas HalterYellow card · Houston Dynamo
  9. 84′Allan Saint-MaximinYellow card · Charlotte FC
  10. 90′GuilhermeYellow card · Houston Dynamo
  11. Full time
Player changes · 6grouped by team and minute
  • 66′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeIbrahim Aliyu
  • 70′Charlotte FC · 2 player changesLuca De La Torre · Rodolfo Aloko
  • 75′Charlotte FC · 1 player changeBrandt Bronico
  • 79′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeMatthew Arana
  • 85′Charlotte FC · 1 player changeArchie Goodwin

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Charlotte FC4-3-3
  1. Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. Tim ReamD
  3. Henry KesslerD
  4. David SchneggD
  5. Will ClearyD
  6. Ashley WestwoodM
  7. Pep BielM
  8. Djibril DianiM
  9. Idan ToklomatiF
  10. Allan Saint-MaximinF
  11. Liel AbadaF
Houston Dynamo4-1-4-1
  1. Jonathan BondG
  2. Antônio CarlosD
  3. Franco NegriD
  4. Agustin ReschD
  5. Felipe AndradeD
  6. ArturM
  7. Héctor HerreraM
  8. Diadié SamassékouM
  9. Mateusz BoguszM
  10. GuilhermeM
  11. Lawrence EnnaliF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Charlotte FC
0Draws
1Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo — Charlotte FC · Major League Soccer1–0
Houston Dynamo — Charlotte FC · Major League Soccer1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Charlotte FC favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Houston Dynamo in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Charlotte FC23 matchesHouston Dynamo23 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231.3 goals/match
1.39 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.13 goals/match
1.49 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/211.1 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots23/23▲ 13.2 shots/match
4.87 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/234.52 shots/match
46.3%Possession23/23● 47.1%
4.7 corners/match ●Corners23/234.39 corners/match
2.22 cards/matchCards9/103 cards/match
9.43 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples23 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCharlotte FCHouston Dynamo
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headCharlotte FC — Houston Dynamo
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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