MLS · Matchday 31 Match report

Houston Dynamo FC 0-0 Minnesota United: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Houston Dynamo FC

0-0Full time

Minnesota United

Sunday 25 October 2026, 01:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Our picks against the result

4 of 13 right

Result Houston Dynamo FC win42% 0-0
Double chance Houston Dynamo FC or Minnesota United (12)73% 0-0
Both teams to score Yes62% No
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.557% 0 goals
More corners Houston Dynamo FC50% Minnesota United (4-7)
Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.9
Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Over53% 4.5 Under66% 5.5 Under81%
Corners Around average 11 corners · league 10.1
Corners 11 corners 8.5 Over65% 9.5 Over54% 10.5 Under56%

Match stats

Houston Dynamo FC Minnesota United

0 Goals 0
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
4 Corners 7

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Houston Dynamo FC vs Minnesota United comes to Shell Energy Stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026 for Matchday 31 in MLS, and our model goes with a home win, with Houston Dynamo FC or Minnesota United to win (no draw) on the double chance.

Why this pick?

Houston Dynamo FC are our pick, mainly because they play at Shell Energy Stadium, where home advantage should weigh in their favour. The strongest argument on the other side is the underlying picture: over the long run and measured by xG, we have Houston only slightly ahead of Minnesota United and below the MLS average. What carries the call is the shape of each team — Houston sit fifth with a back line worth 76, while Minnesota are 13th, with 31 at the back and 55 goals conceded. Their recent expected-goals form and the trip to altitude add to the visitors' problems. It is a narrow call.

Both teams to score: Our goal model expects both teams to score. Minnesota United are getting plenty of shots away and concede big chances at a rate clearly above the league average, while Houston Dynamo FC's defensive numbers over the last five games are not much better.

Form guide

Houston Dynamo FC

D 2-2 vs FC Dallas (H) MLS · 18 Oct
D 3-3 at San Diego FC (A) MLS · 15 Oct
D 2-2 at Minnesota United (A) MLS · 11 Oct
L 0-2 vs Sporting Kansas City (H) MLS · 27 Sep
D 2-2 vs FC Cincinnati (H) MLS · 20 Sep

Minnesota United

W 3-2 vs St. Louis City (H) MLS · 17 Oct
D 2-2 at Colorado Rapids (A) MLS · 15 Oct
D 2-2 vs Houston Dynamo FC (H) MLS · 11 Oct
L 1-3 at Seattle Sounders FC (A) MLS · 27 Sep
L 2-3 vs LA Galaxy (H) MLS · 20 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Houston Dynamo FCMinnesota United

Attack 17 52 1.4 goals per match this season1.6 goals per match this season

Defence 76 31 1.3 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's MLS clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.