#22

Houston Dynamo

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Points

43.8 xPts

Pts − xPts

-6.8

over/under

Goals

43 – 56

-13 GD

45.6

50.6 xGA

xGD

-5.0

-5.0 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)33

Defence63

Expected pts47

Goals30

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:goalscorer

Weakest area: Attack — attacking output in the 3th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

36%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

14%

Core avg age

27.5

4 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 3% of the league

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 32% of the league

Expiring: Ezequiel Ponce (2027), Lawrence Ennali (2026), Felipe Andrade (2027), Ibrahim Aliyu (2026), Antônio Carlos (2026), Erik Sviatchenko (2026), Artur (2026), Ethan Bartlow (2026), Jonathan Bond (2026)

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

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Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

-2.6

Defence (xGA − GA)

-5.4

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	5–3–9	20–30	18	25.5	24.3
Away	17	4–7–6	23–26	19	20.1	26.3

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	H	FC Dallas	l	1–2	1.3	2.1
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	1–4	0.4	1.7
–	A	Columbus Crew	d	0–0	0.3	0.6
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	1–2	2.1	0.9
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	d	0–0	0.3	1.0
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	1–3	0.6	2.6
–	H	Los Angeles FC	w	1–0	0.6	0.7
–	A	LA Galaxy	d	1–1	1.9	0.4
–	H	Colorado Rapids	d	2–2	0.9	2.9
–	H	Austin FC	w	2–0	1.0	0.8
–	A	Los Angeles FC	l	0–2	0.2	2.1
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	l	1–3	0.8	1.9
–	H	Minnesota United	w	2–0	1.0	0.4
–	A	FC Dallas	w	2–0	0.5	0.8
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	d	3–3	1.7	2.9
–	A	New York City FC	w	3–0	2.6	0.5
–	H	Sporting Kansas City	l	1–3	3.0	1.2
–	H	CF Montréal	l	1–3	2.7	1.4
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–3	1.1	1.3
–	H	St.Louis City	w	1–0	2.5	0.3
–	A	San Diego FC	w	4–3	1.7	1.6
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	0–1	1.6	1.4
–	H	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	0–3	0.8	2.6
–	H	Philadelphia Union	d	1–1	1.8	1.3
–	A	Austin FC	d	2–2	2.0	1.6
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	d	1–1	0.8	2.6
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	l	1–2	1.1	1.8
–	A	St.Louis City	w	3–2	1.3	1.6
–	H	LA Galaxy	d	1–1	1.1	1.3
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	1–2	2.4	1.9
–	H	Portland Timbers	w	1–0	1.9	0.7
–	A	Nashville SC	l	1–3	0.5	2.5
–	H	San Diego FC	l	2–4	2.3	2.2
–	A	Sporting Kansas City	d	0–0	0.7	0.9

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€26.5M

16 players valued

Average age

27.3

25.3 value-weighted

Expiring by 2026

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Artur	29	€2.8M	2026
Lawrence Ennali	23	€1.8M	2026
Ibrahim Aliyu	23	€1.0M	2026
Diadié Samassékou	29	€970k	2026
Duane Holmes	30	€580k	2026
Ethan Bartlow	25	€580k	2026
Erik Sviatchenko	33	€535k	2026
Jonathan Bond	32	€470k	2026
Antônio Carlos	32	€450k	2026
Jimmy Maurer	36	€97k	2026

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 23 players

Player
EP Ezequiel Ponce Houston Dynamo· FW	32	2680	10	1	12.07	11.25	13	81	-1.2
JM Jack McGlynn Houston Dynamo· FW	26	2313	6	6	4.29	2.65	86	58	+3.4
FA Felipe Andrade Houston Dynamo· DF	23	1735	4	1	4.17	4.17	9	30	-0.2
OL Ondrej Lingr Houston Dynamo· FW	26	1795	3	3	3.68	3.68	27	39	-0.7
IA Ibrahim Aliyu Houston Dynamo· MF	33	1414	3	2	3.64	3.64	24	26	-0.6
GS Gabriel Segal Houston Dynamo· FW	11	184	2	0	2.82	2.00	2	11	0.0
LE Lawrence Ennali Houston Dynamo· MF	18	996	1	4	2.81	2.81	13	24	-1.8
GD Griffin Dorsey Houston Dynamo· DF	33	2666	2	4	2.58	2.58	34	35	-0.6
FE Franco Escobar Houston Dynamo· DF	23	1583	2	2	2.15	2.15	12	12	-0.1
AB Amine Bassi Houston Dynamo· MF	29	1769	2	3	2.13	2.13	43	17	-0.1
EB Ethan Bartlow Houston Dynamo· DF	22	1334	0	2	1.20	1.20	6	10	-1.2
DH Duane Holmes Houston Dynamo· MF	18	578	1	0	0.92	0.92	8	9	+0.1
ES Erik Sviatchenko Houston Dynamo· DF	15	971	0	0	0.82	0.82	0	10	-0.8
OA Obafemi Awodesu Houston Dynamo· DF	24	1572	1	0	0.51	0.51	2	2	+0.5
AC Antônio Carlos Houston Dynamo· DF	8	604	1	0	0.41	0.41	3	8	+0.6
A Artur Houston Dynamo· MF	33	2858	1	0	0.38	0.38	9	11	+0.6
PO Pablo Ortíz Houston Dynamo· DF	20	1394	1	0	0.26	0.26	1	4	+0.7
NL Nicolás Lodeiro Houston Dynamo· MF	16	611	1	1	0.26	0.26	13	6	+0.7
BR Brooklyn Raines Houston Dynamo· MF	22	1701	0	0	0.21	0.21	11	7	-0.2
DS Daniel Steres Houston Dynamo· DF	8	395	0	0	0.05	0.05	0	1	0.0
JB Jonathan Bond Houston Dynamo· G	26	2340	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
BG Blake Gillingham Houston Dynamo· G	4	293	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
AT Andrew Tarbell Houston Dynamo· G	4	307	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

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Standings

#22

Houston Dynamo

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Points

43.8 xPts

Pts − xPts

-6.8

over/under

Goals

43 – 56

-13 GD

45.6

50.6 xGA

xGD

-5.0

-5.0 npxGD

PPDA

—

no pressing data

Profile — percentile rank vs league (100 = best)

Attack (xG)33

Defence63

Expected pts47

Goals30

Analyst — squad needs & recruitment priorities

Priority need:goalscorer

Weakest area: Attack — attacking output in the 3th percentile of the league.

Attacking output by area — percentile vs league

Attack

Midfield

Defence

Top-2 xG share

36%

balanced

Top-2 minutes

14%

Core avg age

27.5

4 aged 30+

Expiring soon

contracts

Recruitment priorities

goalscorerFW attacking output in the bottom 3% of the league

creative midfielderMF attacking output in the bottom 32% of the league

Data desk view: attacking output only (npxG + xA). Defensive and tactical quality are not modelled — pair with the eye test.

Checking access…

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Recent form (last 5, oldest → newest)

lwlld

Clean sheets

Failed to score

Finishing (G − xG)

-2.6

Defence (xGA − GA)

-5.4

Home / Away split

	P	W–D–L	GF–GA	Pts	xG	xGA
Home	17	5–3–9	20–30	18	25.5	24.3
Away	17	4–7–6	23–26	19	20.1	26.3

Cumulative expected goals — attack vs defence

Season by season — league finish (top-4 shaded; current highlighted)

League position by matchday (1 = top)

xG by situation — attack (team colour) vs defence (red)

xG by 15-min window — for (team colour) vs against (red, below)

xG by game state — leading / level / trailing

Results — click a score for the match, a team for its page

MD	H/A	Opponent		Score	xG	xGA
–	H	FC Dallas	l	1–2	1.3	2.1
–	H	Inter Miami CF	l	1–4	0.4	1.7
–	A	Columbus Crew	d	0–0	0.3	0.6
–	H	Real Salt Lake	l	1–2	2.1	0.9
–	A	Seattle Sounders FC	d	0–0	0.3	1.0
–	A	Portland Timbers	l	1–3	0.6	2.6
–	H	Los Angeles FC	w	1–0	0.6	0.7
–	A	LA Galaxy	d	1–1	1.9	0.4
–	H	Colorado Rapids	d	2–2	0.9	2.9
–	H	Austin FC	w	2–0	1.0	0.8
–	A	Los Angeles FC	l	0–2	0.2	2.1
–	H	Seattle Sounders FC	l	1–3	0.8	1.9
–	H	Minnesota United	w	2–0	1.0	0.4
–	A	FC Dallas	w	2–0	0.5	0.8
–	A	San Jose Earthquakes	d	3–3	1.7	2.9
–	A	New York City FC	w	3–0	2.6	0.5
–	H	Sporting Kansas City	l	1–3	3.0	1.2
–	H	CF Montréal	l	1–3	2.7	1.4
–	A	Minnesota United	l	1–3	1.1	1.3
–	H	St.Louis City	w	1–0	2.5	0.3
–	A	San Diego FC	w	4–3	1.7	1.6
–	A	Real Salt Lake	l	0–1	1.6	1.4
–	H	Vancouver Whitecaps	l	0–3	0.8	2.6
–	H	Philadelphia Union	d	1–1	1.8	1.3
–	A	Austin FC	d	2–2	2.0	1.6
–	A	Vancouver Whitecaps	d	1–1	0.8	2.6
–	H	San Jose Earthquakes	l	1–2	1.1	1.8
–	A	St.Louis City	w	3–2	1.3	1.6
–	H	LA Galaxy	d	1–1	1.1	1.3
–	A	Colorado Rapids	l	1–2	2.4	1.9
–	H	Portland Timbers	w	1–0	1.9	0.7
–	A	Nashville SC	l	1–3	0.5	2.5
–	H	San Diego FC	l	2–4	2.3	2.2
–	A	Sporting Kansas City	d	0–0	0.7	0.9

Squad planning — value, age and expiring contracts

Squad market value

€26.5M

16 players valued

Average age

27.3

25.3 value-weighted

Expiring by 2026

contracts

Expiring contracts

Player	Age	Value	Until
Artur	29	€2.8M	2026
Lawrence Ennali	23	€1.8M	2026
Ibrahim Aliyu	23	€1.0M	2026
Diadié Samassékou	29	€970k	2026
Duane Holmes	30	€580k	2026
Ethan Bartlow	25	€580k	2026
Erik Sviatchenko	33	€535k	2026
Jonathan Bond	32	€470k	2026
Antônio Carlos	32	€450k	2026
Jimmy Maurer	36	€97k	2026

Market values and contract dates are current snapshots for players in the present squad — historical seasons may be incomplete. Not transfer advice.

Squad · 23 players

Player
EP Ezequiel Ponce Houston Dynamo· FW	32	2680	10	1	12.07	11.25	13	81	-1.2
JM Jack McGlynn Houston Dynamo· FW	26	2313	6	6	4.29	2.65	86	58	+3.4
FA Felipe Andrade Houston Dynamo· DF	23	1735	4	1	4.17	4.17	9	30	-0.2
OL Ondrej Lingr Houston Dynamo· FW	26	1795	3	3	3.68	3.68	27	39	-0.7
IA Ibrahim Aliyu Houston Dynamo· MF	33	1414	3	2	3.64	3.64	24	26	-0.6
GS Gabriel Segal Houston Dynamo· FW	11	184	2	0	2.82	2.00	2	11	0.0
LE Lawrence Ennali Houston Dynamo· MF	18	996	1	4	2.81	2.81	13	24	-1.8
GD Griffin Dorsey Houston Dynamo· DF	33	2666	2	4	2.58	2.58	34	35	-0.6
FE Franco Escobar Houston Dynamo· DF	23	1583	2	2	2.15	2.15	12	12	-0.1
AB Amine Bassi Houston Dynamo· MF	29	1769	2	3	2.13	2.13	43	17	-0.1
EB Ethan Bartlow Houston Dynamo· DF	22	1334	0	2	1.20	1.20	6	10	-1.2
DH Duane Holmes Houston Dynamo· MF	18	578	1	0	0.92	0.92	8	9	+0.1
ES Erik Sviatchenko Houston Dynamo· DF	15	971	0	0	0.82	0.82	0	10	-0.8
OA Obafemi Awodesu Houston Dynamo· DF	24	1572	1	0	0.51	0.51	2	2	+0.5
AC Antônio Carlos Houston Dynamo· DF	8	604	1	0	0.41	0.41	3	8	+0.6
A Artur Houston Dynamo· MF	33	2858	1	0	0.38	0.38	9	11	+0.6
PO Pablo Ortíz Houston Dynamo· DF	20	1394	1	0	0.26	0.26	1	4	+0.7
NL Nicolás Lodeiro Houston Dynamo· MF	16	611	1	1	0.26	0.26	13	6	+0.7
BR Brooklyn Raines Houston Dynamo· MF	22	1701	0	0	0.21	0.21	11	7	-0.2
DS Daniel Steres Houston Dynamo· DF	8	395	0	0	0.05	0.05	0	1	0.0
JB Jonathan Bond Houston Dynamo· G	26	2340	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
BG Blake Gillingham Houston Dynamo· G	4	293	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0
AT Andrew Tarbell Houston Dynamo· G	4	307	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0.0

xA, xGCh, xGBld arenot provided by this season’s data source, so they are hidden here. What do these mean?