Houston Dynamo vs FC Cincinnati Prediction

Shell Energy Stadium, Houston·J. Marrufo 20/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
72%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.30
SignalGOODModel51%SurpriseMediumGap-5.0%
Value Analysis
65%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Under 4.5
1.42
SignalSOLIDModel65%SurpriseMediumGap+6.8%
Houston Dynamo Rest
6 days
FC Cincinnati Rest
7 days

Houston Dynamo vs FC Cincinnati: result, form and history

Houston Dynamo and FC Cincinnati drew 2-2 in the Major League Soccer on 20 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Referee J. Marrufo averages 3.00 cards a game, 1.22 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
51%2.00
X
23%3.80
2
26%3.32
Double Chance
1X
74%1.30
X2
49%1.80
Both Teams to Score
Yes
62%1.49
No
38%2.50
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.74 + 1.16 = 2.90
Over 1.5
82%1.17
Over 2.5
61%1.55
Over 3.5
39%2.35
Under 1.5
18%5.00
Under 2.5
39%2.39
Under 3.5
61%1.56
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 4.1 = 9.5
Over 8.5
61%1.47
Over 9.5
47%1.79
Over 10.5
37%2.20
Under 8.5
39%2.49
Under 9.5
53%1.91
Under 10.5
63%1.55
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.8 + 2.1 = 3.9
Over 3.5
55%1.90
Over 4.5
35%2.75
Under 3.5
45%1.85
Under 4.5
65%1.42

Match Events

38'Guilherme
50'M. Bogusz(Penalty)
55'E. Echenique INB. J. Ramirez Leon out
55'O. Nwobodo INT. Barlow out
55'N. Hagglund INT. Hadebe out
68'A. Bouzat IND. Samassekou out
73'B. J. Ramirez LeonAssist: K. Denkey
82'L. Ennali INI. Aliyu out
82'H. Herrera INM. Arana out
85'P. Bucha INK. Smith out
88'G. Valenzuela INA. Jabbari out
90+5'Guilherme IND. McGuire out
90+7'K. Denkey(Penalty)

Lineups

Houston Dynamo
4-4-2Coach: Ben Olsen
FC Cincinnati
3-4-3Coach: Pat Noonan
Avg rating6.94
Avg rating6.67
Jonathan Bond8.031J. Bond
Felipe Andrade6.336F. Andrade
Antônio Carlos6.73A. Carlos
Lucas Halter7.35L. Halter
Franco Negri6.321F. Negri
Lawrence Ennali7.211L. Ennali
ArturC6.96Artur
Héctor Herrera6.916H. Herrera
Mateusz Bogusz6.719M. Bogusz
Guilherme8.320Guilherme
Agustín Bouzat6.930A. Bouzat
Roman Celentano5.918R. Celentano
Miles Robinson7.312M. Robinson
Nick Hagglund6.24N. Hagglund
Samuel Gidi6.311S. Gidi
Ender Echenique6.366E. Echenique
Pavel Bucha6.320P. Bucha
Obinna Nwobodo6.95O. Nwobodo
Kenji Mboma Dem6.717K. Mboma Dem
Gerardo Valenzuela6.922G. Valenzuela
Kévin Denkey6.39K. Denkey
EvanderC7.010Evander

Houston Dynamo Substitutes

18Diadié Samassékou68'for A. Bouzat6.3
22Matthew Arana82'for H. Herrera6.5
24Ibrahim Aliyu82'for L. Ennali6.9
35Logan Erb
26Blake Gillingham
37Gilberto Rivera
14Duane Holmes
23Duncan McGuire90+5'for Guilherme
17Nick Markanich

FC Cincinnati Substitutes

15Teenage Hadebe55'for N. Hagglund6.9
29Bryan Ramirez55'for E. Echenique73'8.5
16Tom Barlow55'for O. Nwobodo6.2
24Kyle Smith85'for P. Bucha6.3
99Ayoub Jabbari88'for G. Valenzuela6.7
13Evan Louro
88Andrei Chirila
2Alvas Powell
14Kristian Fletcher

Match Stats

Houston DynamoFC Cincinnati
43%Ball Possession57%
3Corner Kicks7
7Total Shots26
2Shots on Goal8
3Shots off Goal9
5Shots Inside Box15
2Shots Outside Box11
2Blocked Shots9
7Fouls13
0Offsides2
6Goalkeeper Saves0
427Total Passes554
370Passes Accurate512
87%Pass Accuracy92%

Team Comparison

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo
FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati
1611Elo Rating 1592
1.90Attack 1.57
0.77Defense 1.10
0%Hit Rate 44%
12.6Shots per Game 18.1
3.4Shots on Target 6.2
4.8Corners per Game 5.9
2.4Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.9 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📊Home Overperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.5 in first half)

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo0Wins · 0%
Draws150%
FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati1Wins · 50%
2.5Avg Goals
100%Both teams scored2 of 2
50%3+ goals1 of 2

Previous meetings

Major League Soccer26/02/2023
FC CincinnatiHouston Dynamo
21
Major League Soccer04/07/2021
Houston DynamoFC Cincinnati
11

Referee Profile

J. Marrufo71 matches

3.00Cards per match
2.89Yellow cards per match
0.11Red cards per match
20.9Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

J. Marrufo3.00
Other referees4.22

3.00 cards a match, 1.22 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.22).

Cards come from 65 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps32177867:33+3458WLWDD
2FC DallasFC Dallas32159858:49+954LWDWL
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City32149958:47+1151LLLDW
4Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo32149942:39+351WDDDD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes321310954:47+749DLDDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC321211950:35+1547DDWDL
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids321271344:43+143DWDDD
8Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3211101141:40+143LDDLW
9Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake321261450:49+142WWWDL
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3210111145:54-941DDWLW
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers321171457:60-340WWDLD
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC329111250:56-638WDWDD
13San DiegoSan Diego328111356:62-635LDDDL
14AustinAustin328101441:59-1834LWLLL
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City32642238:80-4222LLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3267:3358
2FC DallasFC Dallas3258:4954
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3258:4751
4Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3242:3951
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3254:4749
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3250:3547
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3244:4343
8Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3241:4043
9Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3250:4942
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3245:5441
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3257:6040
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3250:5638
13San DiegoSan Diego3256:6235
14AustinAustin3241:5934
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3238:8022

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC32218366:23+4371DWDWW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution321841054:44+1058WWWWL
3Inter MiamiInter Miami321511675:55+2056DLWWW
4Chicago FireChicago Fire321571057:48+952DWLLW
5CharlotteCharlotte321481059:48+1150WLDLW
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union321381162:50+1247DLDWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC321271362:74-1243DDWDW
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3211101166:73-743DWWLL
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew321251552:49+341WWWWL
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls321161543:59-1639LWLLW
11Toronto FCToronto FC329121150:60-1039WLWDW
12New York City FCNew York City FC329111247:44+338WDDLL
13DC UnitedDC United327121339:57-1833LLLLW
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC32861840:56-1630LLLWL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal32671936:66-3025LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC3266:2371
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution3254:4458
3Inter MiamiInter Miami3275:5556
4Chicago FireChicago Fire3257:4852
5CharlotteCharlotte3259:4850
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union3262:5047
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC3262:7443
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3266:7343
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3252:4941
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls3243:5939
11Toronto FCToronto FC3250:6039
12New York City FCNew York City FC3247:4438
13DC UnitedDC United3239:5733
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC3240:5630
15CF MontrealCF Montreal3236:6625
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About the Houston Dynamo vs FC Cincinnati forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About Major League Soccer

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Key Factors for This Match

Houston Dynamo have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Houston Dynamo and FC Cincinnati have met only 2 times recently, averaging 2.5 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.