St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 21 · 23 Aug 2026

St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Energizer Park, St. Louis.

Referee: Alexis Da Silva, USA.

St. Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2–1. S. Becher opened the scoring for St. Louis City after 23 minutes. D. Polvara made it 2–1 after 85 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

St. Louis City: S. Becher 23', D. Polvara 85'
Houston Dynamo: I. Aliyu 75'

St. Louis City starting lineup (3-4-1-2)

1 R. Burki (G)
99 J. Orozco (D)
32 T. Baumgartl (D)
21 D. Polvara (D)
6 C. Wallem (M)
24 D. Edelman (M)
23 A. Matan (M)
14 T. Totland (M)
7 T. Ostrak (F)
77 S. Jeong (F)
11 S. Becher (F)

Houston Dynamo starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

31 J. Bond (G)
11 L. Ennali (D)
34 A. Resch (D)
5 Lucas Halter (D)
4 M. Saracchi (D)
6 Artur (M)
18 D. Samassekou (M)
8 J. McGlynn (M)
30 A. Bouzat (M)
19 M. Bogusz (M)
23 D. McGuire (F)

Match events

23′ St. Louis City: Normal Goal, S. Becher, A. Matan
27′ St. Louis City: Yellow Card, Alexandru Mățan
46′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, Felipe Andrade, M. Saracchi
57′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, H. Herrera, D. Samassekou
57′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, I. Aliyu, D. McGuire
58′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Agustín Bouzat
58′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Mateusz Bogusz
62′ St. Louis City: Substitution, C. Holse, T. Ostrak
63′ St. Louis City: Yellow Card, Simon Becher
70′ St. Louis City: Yellow Card, Carlo Holse
72′ St. Louis City: Substitution, L. MacNaughton, A. Matan
72′ St. Louis City: Substitution, P. Ault, S. Jeong
75′ Houston Dynamo: Normal Goal, I. Aliyu
81′ Houston Dynamo: Yellow Card, Lucas Halter
85′ St. Louis City: Normal Goal, D. Polvara
87′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, F. Negri, A. Bouzat
90+2′ St. Louis City: Substitution, M. Perez, S. Becher
90+2′ Houston Dynamo: Substitution, D. Holmes, L. Ennali
90+7′ St. Louis City: Yellow Card, Tomas Totland

Match statistics

Statistic	St. Louis City	Houston Dynamo
Total Shots	9	18
Shots on Goal	4	4
Ball Possession	47%	53%
Expected goals	1.65	1.66
Corner Kicks	1	5
Fouls	18	10
Passes accurate	382	417
Goalkeeper Saves	3	2

St. Louis City before this match

at Sporting Kansas City 1–1 (Sporting Kansas City) · Matchweek 20, 20 Aug 2026
at San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 (San Jose Earthquakes) · Matchweek 19, 16 Aug 2026
vs Real Salt Lake 1–1 (Real Salt Lake) · Matchweek 18, 2 Aug 2026
vs Colorado Rapids 1–0 (Colorado Rapids) · Matchweek 17, 26 Jul 2026
at Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 16, 23 Jul 2026

Houston Dynamo before this match

at Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 (Vancouver Whitecaps) · Matchweek 20, 20 Aug 2026
vs Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 19, 16 Aug 2026
at New England Revolution 2–0 (New England Revolution) · Matchweek 3, 8 Aug 2026
at Sporting Kansas City 2–0 (Sporting Kansas City) · Matchweek 18, 2 Aug 2026
vs Austin 3–0 (Austin) · Matchweek 17, 26 Jul 2026