St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 29 · Energizer Park, St. Louis · Ref Ricardo Montero, Costa Rica

St. Louis City stats & fixtures · Houston Dynamo stats & fixtures

St. Louis City lost to Houston Dynamo 2–3 in Major League Soccer on 31 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.61–1.29. St. Louis City had 59% of the ball.

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo match statistics

St. Louis CityHouston Dynamo

59% Ball possession 41%
1.61 Expected goals (xG) 1.29
15 Total shots 8
3 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 2
14 Shots inside the box 6
11 Corners 3
14 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 3
455 Passes 326
86% Pass accuracy 84%
1 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

20' Goal E. Ponce (assist J. McGlynn) Houston Dynamo
43' Yellow card E. Lowen St. Louis City
45+2' Yellow card E. Ponce Houston Dynamo
50' Own goal H. Kessler Houston Dynamo
53' Yellow card A. Morales St. Louis City
54' Yellow card Antonio Carlos Houston Dynamo
58' Yellow card Felipe Andrade Houston Dynamo
72' Goal D. Holmes (assist O. Lingr) Houston Dynamo
86' Goal E. Lowen (assist S. Becher) St. Louis City
89' Goal M. Joyner St. Louis City
90+1' Yellow card M. Joyner St. Louis City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

St. Louis City

Confirmed 4-3-3 David Critchley

1 R. Burki

2 D. Padelford 32 T. Baumgartl 5 H. Kessler 6 C. Wallem

7 T. Ostrak 10 E. Lowen 27 A. Morales

17 M. Hartel 9 Joao Klauss 77 S. Jeong

Bench C. Durkin , J. Orozco , S. Becher , M. Joyner , K. Hiebert , Celio Pompeu , B. Lundt , T. Totland , F. Fall

Houston Dynamo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero

31 J. Bond

36 Felipe Andrade 3 Antonio Carlos 28 E. Sviatchenko 25 G. Dorsey

35 B. Raines 6 Artur

11 L. Ennali 9 O. Lingr 21 J. McGlynn

10 E. Ponce

Bench J. Maurer , D. Steres , F. Escobar , A. Bassi , G. Segal , S. Kowalczyk , Junior Urso , F. Awodesu , D. Holmes

Form guide

St. Louis City at home

7–3–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.6 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Houston Dynamo away

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Jun 25	Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City	1–0
6 Oct 24	St. Louis City v Houston Dynamo	3–0
5 May 24	Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City	0–0
17 Sep 23	Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City	1–1
4 Jun 23	St. Louis City v Houston Dynamo	3–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo head-to-head record