MLS 2026 | Matchday 21 | 2026-08-23 09:30 JST
2 – 1
23' S. Becher 85' D. Polvara
Match summary St. Louis City SC took on Houston Dynamo in the MLS 2026 Matchday 21 on August 23. St. Louis City SC edged a close game against Houston Dynamo, 2-1. St. Louis City SC led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, St. Louis City SC scored 1 and Houston Dynamo scored 1.
Houston Dynamo had more possession (53% to 47%) and more shots (18 to 9), but St. Louis City SC were more efficient and took the win. St. Louis City SC scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: St. Louis City SC 4, Houston Dynamo 3 in a heated match.
Team stats 3-4-1-2 1 Burki 21 Polvara 32 Baumgar 99 Orozco 14 Totl and 23 Matan 24 Edel man 6 Wallem 7 Ostrak 11 Becher 77 Jeong
4-2-3-1 31 Bond 4 Sara cch 5 Halter 34 Resch 11 Ennali 18 Samasse 6 Artur 19 Bogusz 30 Bouzat 8 McGlynn 23 McGuire
1.65 Expected goals (xG) 1.66
-0.99 Goals prevented (xG) -0.99
View as table St. Louis City SC Stat Houston Dynamo 3-4-1-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 47% Possession 53% 1.65 Expected goals (xG) 1.66 9 Shots 18 4 Shots on target 4 3 Shots off target 8 2 Blocked shots 6 7 Shots inside the box 10 2 Shots outside the box 8 1 Corner kicks 5 1 Offsides 4 18 Fouls 10 434 Passes 480 382 Accurate passes 417 88% Pass accuracy 87% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.99 Goals prevented (xG) -0.99 4 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Alexis Da Silva, USA
Player stats St. Louis City SC Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Roman Bürki 0 16(67%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 DF Jaziel Orozco 0 3 1 58(97%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 1 5(3) DF Timo Baumgartl 0 2 1 65(93%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 7(5) DF Dante Polvara 3 2 1 1(100%) 1 55(92%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 4(3) MF Conrad Wallem 0 1 1 38(86%) 0 0 0 3 3 6.9 90 1 1 7(4) MF Daniel Edelman 1 0 1 1 37(90%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 1 6(2) MF Alexandru Mățan 0 1(100%) 1 24(83%) 1 1 0 1 1 7 72 2 1 5(3) MF Tomas Totland 0 31(86%) 0 1 0 1 2 6.9 90 1 3 3(2) FW Tomáš Ostrák 0 3 9(69%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 62 1 1 11(4) FW Jeong Sang-bin 1 0 1(25%) 14(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 72 1 7(2) FW Simon Becher 1 1 1 1 8(80%) 0 1 0 5 1 6.9 89 13(2) FW Carlo Holse 1 1 0 2(67%) 2 12(86%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 28 9(4) DF Lukas MacNaughton 0 1 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 18 1 3(1) MF Palmer Ault 0 2 7(88%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 18 1 5(2) MF Miguel Perez 0 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 2(2) GK Benjamin Lundt 0 0 0 0 DF Mamadou Mbacke 0 0 0 0 FW Riley Lynch 0 0 0 0 MF Zach Zengue 0 0 0 0 DF Rafael Santos 0 0 0 0
Houston Dynamo Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK ジョナタン ジュニオール Bond 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1(1) DF Lawrence Ennali 0 24(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 89 3 2(None) DF Agustin Resch 2 1 0 1(100%) 1 49(88%) 0 0 0 1 7 7.2 90 2 1 16(11) DF Lucas Halter 0 4 44(88%) 0 1 0 2 6.2 90 2 9(5) DF Marcelo Saracchi 1 0 16(76%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 1 1 1(1) MF Artur 1 0 1(100%) 4 68(94%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 2 7(7) MF Diadié Samassékou 0 2 1 23(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 57 6(4) MF J. McGlynn 2 1 0 1(33%) 55(86%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 4 2 7(3) MF Agustín Bouzat 1 0 1 1 20(80%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.3 87 1 7(3) MF Mateusz Bogusz 4 1 0 27(96%) 0 1 0 2 4 5.9 90 12(4) FW Duncan McGuire 0 1 12(86%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.2 57 1 7(3) DF Felipe Andrade 0 1(100%) 26(90%) 0 0 0 6.2 45 2(1) MF Héctor Herrera 0 2(100%) 23(82%) 0 0 0 6.9 33 4(3) FW Ibrahim Aliyu 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 6(100%) 0 0 0 7.2 33 3(2) DF Franco Negri 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 2(None) MF Duane Holmes 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 1(None) GK Blake Gillingham 0 0 0 0 DF Antônio Carlos 0 0 0 0 DF Erik Sviatchenko 0 0 0 0 FW Guilherme 0 0 0 0
Lineups St. Louis City SC Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Burki Starter DF 99 J. Orozco Starter DF 32 T. Baumgartl Starter DF 21 D. Polvara Starter MF 6 C. Wallem Starter MF 24 D. Edelman Starter MF 23 A. Matan Starter MF 14 T. Totland Starter FW 7 T. Ostrak Starter FW 77 S. Jeong Starter FW 11 S. Becher Bench DF 5 L. MacNaughton Bench MF 28 M. Perez Bench FW 19 C. Holse Bench MF 29 P. Ault
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 39 B. Lundt Bench DF 20 Rafael Santos Bench DF 4 M. Mbacke Bench MF 91 Z. Zengue Bench FW 48 R. Lynch
Houston Dynamo Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 J. Bond Starter DF 11 L. Ennali Starter DF 34 A. Resch Starter DF 5 Lucas Halter Starter DF 4 M. Saracchi Starter MF 6 Artur Starter MF 18 D. Samassekou Starter MF 8 J. McGlynn Starter MF 30 A. Bouzat Starter MF 19 M. Bogusz Starter FW 23 D. McGuire Bench DF 36 Felipe Andrade Bench DF 21 F. Negri Bench MF 16 H. Herrera Bench MF 14 D. Holmes Bench FW 24 I. Aliyu
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 26 B. Gillingham Bench DF 28 E. Sviatchenko Bench DF 3 Antonio Carlos Bench FW 20 Guilherme
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 23' St. Louis City SC ⚽ Goal S. Becher 1-0 1H 27' St. Louis City SC 🟨 Yellow card Alexandru Mățan 2H 1' Houston Dynamo 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Saracchi → IN Felipe Andrade 2H 12' Houston Dynamo 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Samassekou → IN H. Herrera 2H 12' Houston Dynamo 🔄 Substitution OUT D. McGuire → IN I. Aliyu 2H 13' Houston Dynamo 🟨 Yellow card Agustín Bouzat 2H 13' Houston Dynamo 🟨 Yellow card Mateusz Bogusz 2H 17' St. Louis City SC 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Ostrak → IN C. Holse 2H 18' St. Louis City SC 🟨 Yellow card Simon Becher 2H 21' Houston Dynamo 📺 VAR Mateusz Bogusz 2H 25' St. Louis City SC 🟨 Yellow card Carlo Holse 2H 27' St. Louis City SC 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Matan → IN L. MacNaughton 2H 27' St. Louis City SC 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Jeong → IN P. Ault 2H 30' Houston Dynamo ⚽ Goal I. Aliyu 1-1 2H 36' Houston Dynamo 🟨 Yellow card Lucas Halter 2H 40' St. Louis City SC ⚽ Goal D. Polvara 2-1 2H 42' Houston Dynamo 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Bouzat → IN F. Negri 2H 45+7' St. Louis City SC 🟨 Yellow card Tomas Totland 2H 45+2' St. Louis City SC 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Becher → IN M. Perez 2H 45+2' Houston Dynamo 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Ennali → IN D. Holmes
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