Houston Dynamo draws 0-0 with Dallas on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo and Dallas ended up goalless.

By
John Ross
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Houston Dynamo draws 0-0 with Dallas on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

HOUSTON. Houston Dynamo and Dallas didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Houston Dynamo was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%)​.

The match was played at the Shell Energy Stadium stadium in Houston on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 18,175 spectators.​ The referee was Ismail Elfath with the collaboration of Jeffrey Greeson and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Jair Marrufo. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.08 degrees Celsius or 91.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Houston Dynamo

0 - 0

Team 1

Dallas

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 17 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 78
  • 52 Dangerous attack 28
  • 103 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Houston Dynamo had a strong ball possession 63% while Dallas was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Houston Dynamo was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Houston Dynamo to win the match​.

Houston Dynamo shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Dallas shot 4 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Houston Dynamo received 4 yellow cards (Héctor Herrera, Teenage Hadebe, Adalberto Carrasquilla and Iván Franco). On the other side, Dallas received 1 yellow card (Nkosi Burgess).

Match Timeline

8'
29'
41'
Nkosi Tafari- Yellow
N. Quiñónes- sub ->Bradley Smith
58'
A. Carrasquilla- sub ->Iván Franco
59'
66'
Paxton Pomykal- sub ->Facundo Quignon
A. Carrasquilla- Yellow
71'
80'
Liam Fraser- sub ->Paul Arriola
80'
Ethan Bartlow- sub ->Erik Sviatchenko
81'
H. Herrera- Yellow
84'
Ibrahim Aliyu- sub ->Corey Baird
87'
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this match, Houston Dynamo will have 44 points to go up in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Dallas will have 41 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will play away against Portland Timbers on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

Dallas will play away agasint LA Galaxy on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head in favor of Dallas (6 draws).

Houston Dynamo – Formation

Houston Dynamo
G
Steve Clark 12.United States
7.7
D
Teenage Hadebe 17.Zimbabwe
6.7
8'
D
Erik Sviatchenko 28.Denmark
7.5
81'
D
Micael 31.Brazil
6.7
M
Franco Escobar 2.Argentina
7.3
M
Brad Smith 3.Australia
6.3
58'
M
Artur 6.Brazil
7.1
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
8.5
84'
F
I. Franco 7.Paraguay
7.0
59' 29'
F
Amine Bassi 8.Morocco
7.5
F
Corey Baird 11.United States
6.4
87'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 13.United States
D
Ethan Bartlow 4.United States
6.8
81'
D
Daniel Steres 5.United States
M
B. Raines 35.United States
M
A. Carrasquilla 20.Panama
6.8
59' 71'
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 32.Poland
F
Ibrahim Aliyu 18.Nigeria
6.4
87'
F
N. Quiñónes 21.Colombia
7.0
58'
F
Þorleifur Úlfarsson 34.Iceland

Houston Dynamo adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ben Olsen decided to play with the following team: Steve Clark (7.7), Erik Sviatchenko (7.5), Teenage Hadebe (6.7), Micael (6.7), Franco Escobar (7.3), Artur (7.1), Héctor Herrera (8.5), Bradley Smith (6.3), Iván Franco (7.0), Corey Baird (6.4) and Amine Bassi (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ethan Bartlow (6.8), Daniel Steres, Andrew Tarbell, Ibrahim Aliyu (6.4), Adalberto Carrasquilla (6.8), Nelson Quiñones (7.0), Sebastian Kowalczyk, Þorleifur Úlfarsson and Brooklyn Raines.

Substitutions

Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: Bradley Smith for Nelson Quiñones (58′), Iván Franco for Adalberto Carrasquilla (59′), Erik Sviatchenko for Ethan Bartlow (81′) and Corey Baird for Ibrahim Aliyu (87′).

Best player: Héctor Herrera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Héctor Herrera.

His rating is (8.5) with 113 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Dallas – Formation

Dallas
G
M. Paes 30.Netherlands
8.1
D
Nkosi Tafari 17.United States
7.3
41'
D
Sebastien Ibeagha 25.United States
7.0
D
Sam Junqua 29.United States
7.0
M
Marco Farfán 4.United States
7.0
M
Facundo Quignón  5.Argentina
6.4
66'
M
Asier Illarramendi 14.Spain
7.1
M
Ema Twumasi 22.Ghana
7.0
F
Paul Arriola  7.United States
6.7
80'
F
J. Ferreira 10.Colombia
7.3
90'
F
Alan Velasco  20.Argentina
6.7
80'
Substitutes
G
Jimmy Maurer 1.United States
D
José Antonio Martinez 3.Spain
D
Amet Korça 24.United States
M
Liam Fraser 18.Canada
6.4
80'
M
Paxton Pomykal 19.United States
6.8
66'
F
Jáder Obrian 8.Colombia
6.4
80'
F
Jesús Jiménez  9.Spain
90'
F
Dante Sealy 11.United States
F
Bernard Kamungo 77.Tanzania

Also Dallas adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Nicolás Estévez Martínez played with: Maarten Paes (8.1), Sebastien Ibeagha (7.0), Nkosi Burgess (7.3), Sam Junqua (7.0), Ema Twumasi (7.0), Asier Illarramendi (7.1), Facundo Quignon (6.4), Marco Farfan (7.0), Paul Arriola (6.7), Jesús Ferreira (7.3) and Alan Velasco (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jimmy Maurer, José Antonio Martinez, Jader Obrian (6.4), Jesús Jiménez, Dante Sealy, Liam Fraser (6.4), Paxton Pomykal (6.8), Amet Korça and Bernard Kamungo.

Substitutions

Dallas made 4 changes: Facundo Quignon for Paxton Pomykal (66′), Paul Arriola for Liam Fraser (80′), Alan Velasco for Jader Obrian (80′) and Jesús Ferreira for Jesús Jiménez (90′).

Best player: Maarten Paes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dallas was the goalkeeper: Maarten Paes. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​