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San Diego v Houston Dynamo

San Diego
3–3Full time
Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer · THU 15 OCT · Snapdragon Stadium

Full timeGraded 15 Oct 06:00
San Diego 3–3 Houston Dynamo SAN DIEGO WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said San Diego win49%
The market said47%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.864
The market’s Brier score0.844

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay19 notes · 35 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said San Diego win at 49%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: San Diego was 49% before kick-off and our model makes it 50% now. 0–0 · 50–24–26
  3. 1′KICK-OFF San Diego v Houston Dynamo
  4. 5′🟨 YELLOW · 4' Lawrence Ennali · Houston Dynamo
  5. 19′We published San Diego at 49%. Our model now makes it 74%. 1–0 · 74–17–9
  6. 19′⚽ GOAL · 19' San Diego 1–0 Houston Dynamo
  7. 19′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 19' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 74% now
  8. 20′Anders Dreyer scores for San Diego on 20′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 75–17–9
  9. 20′🟨 YELLOW · 19' Jonathan Bond · Houston Dynamo
  10. 21′We published San Diego at 49%. Our model now makes it 92%. 2–0 · 92–6–2
  11. 21′⚽ GOAL · 21' San Diego 2–0 Houston Dynamo · Anders Dreyer
  12. 21′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 21' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 92% now
  13. 22′22′ and it is 2–0: Cédric Bakambu on the scoresheet for San Diego. 2–0 · 92–6–2
  14. 23′⚽ GOAL · 23' San Diego 2–1 Houston Dynamo
  15. 24′We published San Diego at 49%. Our model now makes it 75%. 2–1 · 75–17–8
  16. 24′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 24' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 75% now
  17. 25′Houston Dynamo pull one back on 24′ through Guilherme Augusto. 2–1. 2–1 · 75–17–8
  18. 30′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 75–17–8
  19. 32′⚽ GOAL · 32' San Diego 2–2 Houston Dynamo · Guilherme Augusto
  20. 33′4 goals already, more than the 2.8 we expected for the whole match. 2–2 · 43–32–25
  21. 33′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 33' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 43% now
  22. 34′Mateusz Bogusz scores for Houston Dynamo on 33′ — 2–2. 2–2 · 43–33–25
  23. 36′We said San Diego at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 16%. 2–3 · 16–26–58
  24. 36′⚽ GOAL · 36' San Diego 2–3 Houston Dynamo · Mateusz Bogusz
  25. 36′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 36' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 16% now
  26. 36′THE CALL SWINGS · 36' Houston Dynamo win is now our likeliest result at 58% (was San Diego win 16%)
  27. 38′37′ and it is 2–3: Guilherme Augusto on the scoresheet for Houston Dynamo. 2–3 · 16–26–58
  28. 39′That is 5, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 2–3 · 15–26–59
  29. 42′We said San Diego at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 2–3 · 14–26–60
  30. 44′🟨 YELLOW · 44' Guilherme Augusto · Houston Dynamo
  31. 45′SECOND HALF San Diego 2–3 Houston Dynamo
  32. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Houston Dynamo · On: Duncan McGuire · Off: Lyle Foster
  33. 53′🟨 YELLOW · 53' kieran sargeant · San Diego
  34. 56′We said San Diego at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 2–3 · 9–25–66
  35. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 56' San Diego win: 49% at kick-off, 9% now
  36. 58′SUBSTITUTION · 58' San Diego · On: David Mimbang · Off: Alejandro Alvarado Jr
  37. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 58' San Diego · On: Gabriel Pirani · Off: Onni Valakari
  38. 59′SUBSTITUTION · 58' San Diego · On: Marcus Ingvartsen · Off: Cédric Bakambu
  39. 70′We said San Diego at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 2–3 · 4–21–75
  40. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 76' San Diego · On: Aníbal Godoy · Off: kieran sargeant
  41. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 76' San Diego · On: Amahl Pellegrino · Off: Elias Achouri
  42. 77′🟨 YELLOW · 77' Anders Dreyer · San Diego
  43. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Houston Dynamo · On: Agustin Resch · Off: Agustín Bouzat
  44. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Houston Dynamo · On: Ibrahim Aliyu · Off: Guilherme Augusto
  45. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Houston Dynamo · On: Ibrahim Aliyu · Off: Guilherme Augusto
  46. 80′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Houston Dynamo · On: Agustin Resch · Off: Agustín Bouzat
  47. 80′🟨 YELLOW · 79' Aníbal Godoy · San Diego
  48. 85′⚽ GOAL · 85' San Diego 3–3 Houston Dynamo · Cédric Bakambu
  49. 87′San Diego level it on 86′ through Gabriel Pirani. 3–3. 3–3 · 8–87–5
  50. 87′THE CALL SWINGS · 87' Draw is now our likeliest result at 87% (was Houston Dynamo win 5%)
  51. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Houston Dynamo · On: Duane Holmes · Off: Mateusz Bogusz
  52. 91′15.0 shots for San Diego, 10.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 3–3 · 4–93–3
  53. 93′San Diego have had 16.0 attempts to 10.0 and it is still 3–3. 3–3 · 3–95–2
  54. 93′SUBSTITUTION · 93' Houston Dynamo · On: Marcelo Saracchi · Off: Lawrence Ennali
  55. FTFULL TIME San Diego 3–3 Houston Dynamo
  56. FTSan Diego 3–3 Houston Dynamo · San Diego win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

San Diego are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: San Diego 49%, draw 25%, Houston Dynamo 26%. Over 2.5 goals 54%, both teams to score 56%.

The AI’s read on San Diego v Houston DynamoBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

Published 15 Oct 03:01 · locked at kick-off

San Diego win49%
Draw25%
Houston Dynamo win26%

Kick-offTHU 15 OCT · 03:30

VenueSnapdragon Stadium

RefereeSerhiy Boiko

Line-ups

San Diego

4-3-3

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

San Diego

Houston Dynamo

5Days since last match4
1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off.

League table

2026

Positions of these teams

#TEAMPGDPTS
5Houston Dynamo28245
12San Diego28-332

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

San Diego

4-3-3

1 C. dos Santos

3 D. Þór­halls­son

97 C. McVey

26 M. Duah

5 Kieran Sargeant

70 A. Alvarado

6 J. Tverskov

8 O. Valakari

10 A. Dreyer

94 C. Bakambu

99 E. Achouri

Coach · Mikey Varas

Substitutes

12 · Gabriel Pirani

20 · A. Godoy

7 · M. Ingvartsen

36 · David Mimbang

25 · I. Pilcher

13 · P. Sisniega

33 · O. Verhoeven

14 · B. B. Zamble

90 · A. Pellegrino

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1

31 J. Bond

11 L. Ennali

3 Antônio Carlos

5 Lucas Halter

21 F. Negri

6 Artur

16 H. Herrera

19 M. Bogusz

30 A. Bouzat

20 Guilherme

9 L. Foster

Coach · Ben Olsen

Substitutes

22 · M. Arana

17 · N. Markanich

26 · B. Gillingham

14 · D. Holmes

23 · D. McGuire

34 · A. Resch

18 · D. Samassékou

24 · A. Ibrahim

4 · M. Saracchi

Our number · san diego winFirst published 9 Oct 07:15 · updated 15 Oct 03:01 · locked at kick-off
49% The market47%
Us49%
Market47%

We make San Diego a 49% chance to win. The market has them at 47%. We are 3 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.7–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · San Diego v Houston Dynamo1.68 – 1.15
Last six in Major League SoccerW0 D2 L4 · W1 D3 L2
Table places · points 32 v 4512 v 5
The market · San Diego win47% · ours 49%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55% 9 OCT 07:2415 OCT 00:47
Our probability · san diego win The market, margin stripped

Published at 50%, 49% now. The market has gone from 49% to 46% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
San Diego win49%47%+3
Draw25%26%0
Houston Dynamo win26%28%−2
Over 2.5 goals54%58%−4
Both teams to score56%60%−4
Over 1.5 goals78%79%−2
Over 3.5 goals31%36%−5
San Diego or draw74%72%+2
San Diego clean sheet32%––
Houston Dynamo clean sheet19%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.9%
0123450 6.7 6.2 3.9 1 9.4 11.9 6.5 2.5 2 8.3 9.4 5.4 2.1 3 4.7 5.3 3.0 4 2.3 5
under 2% 5% 12%+San Diego down, Houston Dynamo across

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025
Goals a meeting4.67
Over 2.52 of 3
Both scored2 of 3
Last meetingsHOU 1–0 SAN · HOU 2–4 SAN · SAN 3–4 HOU

Form · last six in Major League Soccer

SAN DIEGO

LLLDDL0–1 · 2–3 · 0–5 · 2–2 · 3–3 · 1–4

HOUSTON DYNAMO

DWLDLD0–0 · 2–1 · 0–1 · 2–2 · 0–2 · 2–2

The table

2026
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Vancouver Whitecaps283151
2St. Louis City281650
3FC Dallas28747
4San Jose Earthquakes281046
5Houston Dynamo28245
6Los Angeles FC291342
7Seattle Sounders28341
8Colorado Rapids28037
9Los Angeles Galaxy29-1136
10Portland Timbers28-333
11Real Salt Lake28-532
12San Diego28-332
13Austin28-1531
14Minnesota United FC28-930
15Sporting Kansas City28-3322

The competition's standings.