MLS Match Preview: Houston Dynamo FC (7-11-5) vs. Philadelphia Union (14-5-4)

Team Form & Momentum

Houston Dynamo – Inconsistent and Under Pressure

21st in MLS standings, 26 points from 23 matches

Lost back-to-back games: 3–0 vs Vancouver, 1–0 vs Real Salt Lake

Ezequiel Ponce leads the team with 7 goals, including a brace vs San Diego earlier this month

Home form: just 4 wins in last 10 matches, with 3 losses in last 4 at Shell Energy Stadium

Former Union midfielder Jack McGlynn now starts regularly for Houston, with 2 goals and 5 assists this season

Philadelphia Union – Eastern Conference Leaders

1st in MLS overall, 46 points from 23 matches

Riding a 2-match win streak: 2–0 vs NY Red Bulls, 2–1 vs CF Montréal

Tai Baribo has scored 4 goals in last 7 matches, now with 14 on the season

Defense has conceded just 22 goals, second-best in MLS

Union have won 4 straight matches vs Houston, including a 6–0 rout in 2022

Key Stats & Betting Trends

Category	Houston Dynamo	Philadelphia Union
Goals Scored	29	39
Goals Conceded	38	22
Home/Away Record	4–7–1 (Home)	6–4–1 (Away)
Last 5 Matches	L–L–W–W–L	W–W–L–L–W
Head-to-Head	1W–0D–4L (Last 5)	4W–0D–1L (Last 5)

Over 2.5 goals has hit in 6 of Houston’s last 8 matches

Philadelphia have covered the +0.25 Asian Handicap in 15 of their last 20 games

Tai Baribo is available at +200 Anytime Goalscorer

Houston have failed to score in 2 straight matches

Player Spotlight

Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo)

7 goals, 2 assists

Scored twice vs San Diego FC

Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union)

14 goals, 6 assists

Scored in 4 of last 7 matches