St. Louis City 2-3 Houston Dynamo — MLS, 31 Aug 2025
Houston Dynamo beat St. Louis City 3-2 in the MLS on 31 August 2025 at Energizer Park, St. Louis. Ezequiel Ponce, Duane Holmes, Eduard Löwen, Mykhi Joyner got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, St. Louis City have won 2 and Houston Dynamo 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-120'assist: Jack McGlynn
- 43'Foul
- 45+2'Argument
- Half-time0-1
- 1-150'Own Goal
- 53'Foul
- 54'Foul
- 58'Foul
- 59'
- 59'
- 69'
- 69'
- 1-272'assist: Ondřej Lingr
- 75'
- 80'
- 80'
- 2-286'assist: Simon Becher
- 87'
- 87'
- 3-289'
- 90+1'Argument
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
St. Louis City
- 7.5Eduard LöwenM
- 7.3Simon BecherF
- 7.0Christopher DurkinM
- 6.9Devin PadelfordD
- 6.9Timo BaumgartlD
- 6.9João KlaussF
- 6.9Conrad WallemD
- 6.9Mykhi JoynerM
- 6.9Sang-bin JeongF
- 6.7Marcel HartelF
- 6.7Henry KesslerD
- 6.7Celio PompeuM
- 6.6Alfredo MoralesM
- 6.3Fallou FallD
- 6.3Tomáš OstrákM
- 6.3Roman BürkiG
Houston Dynamo
- 7.6Ondřej LingrM
- 7.5Ezequiel PonceF
- 7.3Erik SviatchenkoD
- 7.3Jack McGlynnM
- 7.2Duane HolmesM
- 7.2Brooklyn RainesM
- 7.2Griffin DorseyD
- 6.9ArturM
- 6.9Antônio CarlosD
- 6.7Jonathan BondG
- 6.7Felipe AndradeD
- 6.6Lawrence EnnaliM
- 6.5Gabriel SegalF
- 6.3Franco EscobarD
- 6.0Obafemi AwodesuD
Line-ups
Houston Dynamo4-2-3-1
St. Louis City4-3-3
Substitutes
St. Louis CityDavid Critchley
Substitutes
- 8Christopher Durkin80'M7.0
- 14Tomas TotlandD
- 11Simon Becher69'F7.3
- 39Benjamin LundtG
- 91Jaziel OrozcoD
- 12C. Pompeu80'M6.7
- 22Kyle HiebertD
- 59Mykhi Joyner89'90+1'59'M6.9
- 95Fallou Fall59'D6.3
Houston DynamoJuan Francisco Guerra Piñero
Substitutes
- 30Junior UrsoM
- 14Duane Holmes72'69'M7.2
- 8A. BassiM
- 27S. KowalczykM
- 2Franco Escobar87'D6.3
- 5D. SteresD
- 1James MaurerG
- 17G. Segal87'F6.5
- 24F. Awodesu75'D6.0
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
1.61Expected goals (xG)1.29
15Total shots8
3Shots on target3
10Shots off target3
2Blocked shots2
11Corners3
1Offsides0
14Fouls14
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves1
-0.94Goals prevented-0.94
455Total passes326
393Accurate passes273
86%Pass accuracy84%
St. Louis City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Löwen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Simon Becher | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Christopher Durkin | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Devin Padelford | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Timo Baumgartl | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| João Klauss | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Conrad Wallem | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Mykhi Joyner | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Sang-bin Jeong | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marcel Hartel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Henry Kessler | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Celio Pompeu | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alfredo Morales | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Fallou Fall | 31 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Tomáš Ostrák | 59 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Roman Bürki | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondřej Lingr | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 87 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Erik Sviatchenko | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jack McGlynn | 87 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Duane Holmes | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Brooklyn Raines | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Griffin Dorsey | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Artur | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Antônio Carlos | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Bond | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Felipe Andrade | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lawrence Ennali | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Gabriel Segal | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Franco Escobar | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Obafemi Awodesu | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
St. Louis CityLLWLL
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- L17 Aug 25AChicago Fire2-3
- W10 Aug 25HNashville SC3-1
- L27 Jul 25HMinnesota United FC1-2
- L20 Jul 25AFC Dallas0-3
Houston DynamoLDDDL
- L24 Aug 25HSan Jose Earthquakes1-2
- D18 Aug 25AVancouver Whitecaps1-1
- D10 Aug 25AAustin2-2
- D20 Jul 25HPhiladelphia Union1-1
- L17 Jul 25HVancouver Whitecaps0-3
Head-to-head
- 29 Jun 25Houston Dynamo1-0St. Louis City
- 06 Oct 24St. Louis City3-0Houston Dynamo
- 05 May 24Houston Dynamo0-0St. Louis City
- 17 Sept 23Houston Dynamo1-1St. Louis City
- 04 Jun 23St. Louis City3-0Houston Dynamo
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