Major League Soccer Gameweek 32
Seattle Sounders 0 - 1 FT Houston Dynamo
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
Lucas Halter (Mateusz Bogusz) 26'
45' ↓ Nouhou Tolo ↑Paul Arriola
HT
59' ↓ Jesús Ferreira ↑Jordan Morris
59' ↓ Hassani Dotson ↑Snyder Brunell
59' ↓ Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↑Peter Kingston
65' Peter Kingston
↓ Lyle Foster ↑Duncan McGuire 72'
↓ Diadie Samassekou ↑Antônio Carlos 83'
85' ↓ Alexander Roldan ↑Caden Clark
Agustin Resch 87'
↓ Ibrahim Aliyu ↑Duane Holmes 87'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Seattle Sounders
Goalkeepers
Andrew Thomas 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Alexander Roldan 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
62%
Duel Win %
Jackson Ragen 
MAGNET
120
Activity
120
Activity
113
Passes
7
Duels
Nouhou Tolo 
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Hassani Dotson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Cristian Roldan
MAGNET
108
Activity
108
Activity
97
Passes
11
Duels
Jesús Ferreira
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
59
Total Mins
59
Entry
Albert Rusnák 
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
58%
Pass Acc
Sebastian Gomez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Dejan Joveljić 
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Stefan Frei
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Stuart Hawkins
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kim Kee-Hee
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ryan Sailor
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Snyder Brunell
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caden Clark
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
P. Kingston
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Paul Arriola
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
44
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jordan Morris
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
31
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Houston Dynamo
Goalkeepers
Jonathan Bond 
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Lawrence Ennali
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lucas Halter 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
A. Resch
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Franco Negri
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
6
Tackles
91%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Artur
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diadie Samassékou 
ENFORCER
5
Tackles
5
Tackles
6
Duels Won
86%
Win %
Mateusz Bogusz 
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
7.5
Rating
Agustín Bouzat
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
3
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Aliyu Ibrahim 
NPC
87
Minutes
87
Minutes
7%
Pass Acc
6.6
Rating
Forwards
Lyle Foster
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
BENCH
Blake Gillingham
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Logan Erb
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Chibuike Ukaegbu
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antônio Carlos
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Duane Holmes
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
3
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Rivera
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Arana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicholas Markanich
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Duncan McGuire
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/2026 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer | Shell Energy Stadium |
| 05/11/2025 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 3 | Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer | Shell Energy Stadium |
| 03/23/2025 | Seattle Sounders | 0 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | Lumen Field |
| 11/03/2024 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 1 (PEN 6-7) | Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer | Shell Energy Stadium |
| 10/29/2024 | Seattle Sounders | 0 - 0 (PEN 5-4) | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | Lumen Field |
| 09/29/2024 | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | Lumen Field |
| 06/20/2024 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer | Shell Energy Stadium |
| 07/02/2023 | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | Lumen Field |
| 05/14/2023 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 1 | Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer | Shell Energy Stadium |
| 09/05/2022 | Seattle Sounders | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Major League Soccer | Lumen Field |
04/05/2026
05/11/2025
03/23/2025
11/03/2024
10/29/2024
09/29/2024
06/20/2024
07/02/2023
05/14/2023
09/05/2022
Seattle Sounders Win
Houston Dynamo Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 27 GD: +32
P: 26 GD: +5
P: 26 GD: +10
P: 27 GD: +7
P: 26 GD: +4
P: 26 GD: -1
P: 26 GD: +5
P: 26 GD: +3
P: 26 GD: -1
P: 26 GD: -1
P: 26 GD: -4
P: 26 GD: -2
P: 26 GD: -13
P: 26 GD: -14
P: 26 GD: -30
League Standings
P: 32 GD: +34
P: 32 GD: +9
P: 32 GD: +11
P: 32 GD: +3
P: 32 GD: +7
P: 32 GD: +15
P: 32 GD: +1
P: 32 GD: +1
P: 32 GD: +1
P: 32 GD: -9
P: 32 GD: -3
P: 32 GD: -6
P: 32 GD: -6
P: 32 GD: -18
P: 32 GD: -42
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Seattle Sounders
Houston Dynamo
Seattle Sounders
Houston Dynamo
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Seattle's Siege, Houston's One Decisive Finish
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 24/100. Houston turned one shot on target into a three-point road win, exposing the gap between Seattle's territorial control and its finishing.
Opening Act: A siege without a breakthrough
Seattle owned the territory and still left Lumen Field empty-handed. The Seattle Sounders controlled possession at 70%, pushed 19 shots towards goal and won ten corners, but only five efforts tested J. Bond. There was no big chance to show for all that pressure. The Houston Dynamo, by contrast, managed just two shots and one on target, yet that single accurate effort became the difference. Bond made five saves, while Houston's defence piled up 62 clearances; this was survival by volume, not a contest in which the visitors matched Seattle's flow. The Intensity came from the hosts' repeated waves, but the visitors kept danger away from the cleanest finishing positions. At Lumen Field, the result reflected one finish, not the balance of territory.
The Pivot: Halter strikes in the 26th
The match turned in the 26th minute, when Mateusz Bogusz supplied the assist for Lucas Halter's finish. Houston's defender scored the goal that separated the sides, and it was the visitors' only shot on target from just two attempts. Their return was modest, but the finish was decisive. Houston created one big chance and converted it; Seattle produced zero big chances despite its 19 attempts and 0.88 xG. Houston's 0.32 xG tells a different story: it did not need to sustain attacks, only punish one opening. The Balance changed not because Houston seized possession, but because it found a clean finish before settling into protection mode. Houston managed only 21 passes into the final third, compared with Seattle's 253, and Bond's five saves gave that narrow lead the necessary shelter.
Resolution: Houston makes its moment count
The table context gives the result a sharper edge. The supplied standings had Seattle seventh and Houston eighth, both on 36 points, so this was a direct contest between neighbours rather than a win in isolation. Houston arrived after four draws and a defeat; the road victory ends that five-match winless stretch and supplies a timely lift. Seattle's 70% possession and 19-2 shot advantage make the loss harder to dismiss: volume brought territory, but no goal, while Houston made its lone target count. The Stakes are therefore about momentum and position in a crowded regular season, not a season-defining verdict. The Upset Factor was built on patience and a defender's finish, with Bond providing the insurance behind it. Seattle will feel the waste of those ten corners; Houston can leave Lumen Field knowing it took the points by protecting the one moment it created.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
A three-win surge meets a stalled challenge
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. Seattle Sounders can cut the five-point gap to Houston Dynamo, while the visitors need a result to protect fifth place in a tense regular-season run-in.
The Setup
After 30 matches, Houston sit fifth on 47 points and Seattle seventh on 42. A Sounders win would cut the gap to two; Houston can protect its cushion. This is a direct table contest in the regular-season run-in. Stakes are clear: Seattle want to climb, while Houston need to keep the chasers at bay. Form favours the hosts, who have won three straight after a draw and a defeat; Houston's last five bring four draws and one loss. Balance is tight: both teams have a plus-two goal difference, with no clear defensive edge. The match is at Lumen Field. Stars may provide the decisive moment, but Seattle's momentum is the sharper angle.
Key Battle
Seattle need P. Arriola to turn their forward momentum into a decisive action around the box. Guilherme is Houston's danger point, and Seattle cannot afford to give him clean touches in threatening areas. If Arriola helps the hosts sustain pressure, Seattle can force Houston to defend deeper; if the visitors release Guilherme into space, they can punish that push. This individual duel could shape which side creates the clearer chances.
Our Prediction
Seattle Sounders 2-1 Houston Dynamo. Expect Seattle to press with greater urgency and make their winning run count, while Houston stay compact and look to break into space when the hosts commit forward. The home side should turn sustained pressure into one more clear chance, but Houston's counter threat keeps the contest close. Seattle edge it rather than dominate.