Houston Dynamo FC
Football USA - MLS Shell Energy Stadium Sun 20 Jul 08:30
Philadelphia Union
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union

Houston Dynamo host Philadelphia Union in this MLS match at Shell Energy Stadium, with kick-off set for 08:30 on Sunday 20 July. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Get With Union to Battle Hard

If you agree with our view that Philadelphia can perform well against Houston, then you can bet them with a +0.25 goal start at 1.74. This means our Asian Handicap stake is divided equally between 0 and +0.5.

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6-0 Win for Union in Pair’s Previous Clash

Houston Dynamo have lost in back-to-back MLS appearances, most recently suffering a 3-0 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps at Shell Energy Stadium. Ben Olsen's team recorded two shots on target and had 47% possession.

Philadelphia Union have won their previous two MLS games. The latest was a 2-1 home triumph at Subaru Park against CF Montréal. The Union boasted 58% possession and recorded six shots on goal, with Tai Baribo and Olwethu Makhanya finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between Philadelphia and Houston saw the former win at home. It was a 6-0 scoreline at Subaru Park.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
1 Philadelphia logo Philadelphia 30 17 6 7 49 33 16 49:33 57
22 Houston Dynamo logo Houston Dynamo 30 8 9 13 39 49 -10 39:49 33
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Houston Dynamo – Last 10 League Games

4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.6 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 9.9 attempts. Houston have had 49.3% possession and 5.2 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.9 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 8.4 attempts, while being awarded 5.7 corners.

Top goalscorer Ezequiel Ponce has found the net 4 times, with Felipe Andrade, Gabriel Segal and Griffin Dorsey scoring 2 each. Ethan Bartlow, Ondrej Lingr and Griffin Dorsey are the leading assists makers with 2.

Philadelphia Union – Last 10 League Games

Philadelphia have 6 victories, 2 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 11.7 attempts, 4.6 shots on goal and 1.3 goals. Bradley Carnell's side average 46.6% possession, 6.9 corners in their favour and 3.5 corners against, while 0.8 goals have been conceded from 3.0 shots on goal and 7.5 attempts.

Tai Baribo got 4 goals, Bruno Damiani notched 2, while Olwethu Makhanya and two other players scored 1. Kai Wagner is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Houston Dynamo confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Jonathan Bond (GK), Griffin Dorsey, Pablo Ortiz, Ethan Bartlow, Franco Escobar, Junior Urso, Artur, Jack McGlynn, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ezequiel Ponce, Ondrej Lingr.

Philadelphia Union confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Andrew Rick (GK), Olivier Mbaizo, Nathan Harriel, Jakob Glesnes, Francis Westfield, Alejandro Bedoya, Jesus Bueno, Jovan Lukic, Jeremy Rafanello, Bruno Damiani, Mikael Uhre.

Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union Prediction & Betting Tips

Get fully prepped for Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union with our betting guide, featuring our expert match pick, predicted scoreline, sharp corners advice, top player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

Philadelphia look a quality wager for this MLS encounter and we can bet the away team at 1.74 with a +0.25 goal handicap. The latest numbers imply that they can swerve defeat and claim a victory.

The MLS experts at jeetwin24.com have a strong handle when it comes to injuries and suspensions. The recent form also helps to shape our football predictions, with this being cross-referenced with the latest numbers.

Key Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Philadelphia in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Philadelphia in 15 of their last 20 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Philadelphia in 2 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Houston in 13 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Houston in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Houston in 2 consecutive games.

Union +0.25 Probability

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 57.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

Houston Houston logo 1 - 2 Philadelphia logo Philadelphia

We’re predicting Philadelphia to land a 2-1 victory and this is available at 9.00. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Tai Baribo to Score

Tai Baribo (Philadelphia) has scored four goals in his past seven MLSmatches. We’ll use this stat and take odds of 3.00 that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Tai Baribo Player Prop Odds
Goalscorer
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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners

All of the past four Houston matches has seen the 9.5 Total Corners line not covered, with three  consecutive Philadelphia away games having the same outcome. There are odds of 2.04 when it comes to this Total Corners bet and we can see the teams fall short of the line here.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Houston Logo Houston
Total
10.90 5.20 5.70
Home
11.00 6.60 4.40
Away
11.00 4.30 6.70
Philadelphia Logo Philadelphia
Total
10.40 6.90 3.50
Home
11.10 6.90 4.20
Away
8.90 5.40 3.50
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Total Corners
Houston Corners
Philadelphia Corners
Most Corners

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Philadelphia +0.25
Total Goals Over 2.5
Total Corners Under 9.5

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Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Close Game On the Cards According to Latest Odds

The bookies have chalked up the draw at 3.35 on the 1x2 betting, with Philadelphia Union available to bet at odds of 2.55. Houston Dynamo are 2.65 to claim victory in this MLS encounter.

It sometimes pays to take the Draw No Bet option meaning there’s a safety net if the game ends all square. Philadelphia can be backed at 1.80 or alternatively Houston are on offer at 1.90.

You’re able to bet on Under 2.5 Goals or Over 2.5 Goals at similar odds right now. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at 1.61 on the BTTS market.

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Full-Time Result
Half-Time Result
Double Chance
Draw No Bet
Asian Handicap
Total Goals
Both Teams to Score

Tai Baribo Favourite to Find the Net First

Favourite Tai Baribo is now available at 4.90 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Tai Baribo (Philadelphia)
Ezequiel Ponce (Houston)
Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia)
Chris Donovan (Philadelphia)
Player Shots On Target
Ezequiel Ponce (Houston)
Tai Baribo (Philadelphia)
Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia)
Chris Donovan (Philadelphia)
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Shell Energy Stadium
Shell Energy Stadium

Five Houston Losses in Past Ten Home Clashes

Houston have finished with five defeats, four wins and one draw in the past 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Philadelphia have collected five victories, four losses and one draw in the last 10 away games, recording an average of 0.90 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Houston Dynamo logo Houston Dynamo Home Stats 4-1-5 2.80 1.20 1.60 6 4 5 5
Philadelphia Union logo Philadelphia Union Away Stats 5-1-4 1.60 0.90 0.70 3 7 3 7
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Houston Dynamo logo Houston Dynamo League Stats
Philadelphia Union logo Philadelphia Union League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Houston Dynamo vs Philadelphia Union Lineups & Team News

Check the Houston vs Philadelphia team news before you place your bets. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for the MLS along with the latest injury news.

Houston Dynamo Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Philadelphia Union Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Houston Dynamo Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

31 Jonathan Bond
25 Griffin Dorsey 22 Pablo Ortiz 4 Ethan Bartlow 2 Franco Escobar
30 Junior Urso 6 Artur 21 Jack McGlynn
27 Sebastian Kowalczyk 10 Ezequiel Ponce 9 Ondrej Lingr
76 Andrew Rick
15 Olivier Mbaizo 26 Nathan Harriel 5 Jakob Glesnes 39 Francis Westfield
11 Alejandro Bedoya 8 Jesus Bueno 4 Jovan Lukic 14 Jeremy Rafanello
20 Bruno Damiani 7 Mikael Uhre

Philadelphia Union Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Houston Dynamo Substitutes

  • 1Jimmy Maurer
  • 8Amine Bassi
  • 11Lawrence Ennali
  • 12Toyosi Olusanya
  • 14Duane Holmes
  • 16Erik Duenas
  • 17Gabriel Segal
  • 24Obafemi Awodesu
  • 36Felipe Andrade

Philadelphia Union Substitutes

  • 6Cavan Sullivan
  • 9Tai Baribo
  • 18Andre Blake
  • 19Indiana Vassilev
  • 21Danley Jean Jacques
  • 25Chris Donovan
  • 27Kai Wagner
  • 29Olwethu Makhanya
  • 33Quinn Sullivan

Previous Houston Dynamo Lineups

17 Jul MLS
Houston Dynamo 0-3 Vancouver
13 Jul MLS
Real Salt Lake 1-0 Houston Dynamo
06 Jul MLS
San Diego 3-4 Houston Dynamo
29 Jun MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-0 St. Louis
26 Jun MLS
Minnesota Utd 3-1 Houston Dynamo
15 Jun MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-3 CF Montréal

Previous Philadelphia Union Lineups

17 Jul MLS
Philadelphia 2-1 CF Montréal
13 Jul MLS
Philadelphia 2-0 NY Red Bulls
06 Jul MLS
Nashville SC 1-0 Philadelphia
30 Jun MLS
Columbus Crew 1-0 Philadelphia
26 Jun MLS
Chicago Fire 0-1 Philadelphia
15 Jun MLS
Philadelphia 2-1 Charlotte FC

Injuries & Suspensions

Houston Dynamo Injury Table
Type Name Info
Nelson Quinones Other
Ethan Bartlow Head
Andrew Tarbell Cruciate ligame
Philadelphia Union Injury Table
Type Name Info
Olwethu Makhanya 2nd yellow (Red
USA FlagMLS Table
2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 30 17 6 7 49:33 57
2 San Diego 30 17 5 8 55:37 56
3 FC Cincinnati 30 17 4 9 44:37 55
4 Minnesota Utd 30 15 9 6 51:33 54
5 Charlotte FC 30 17 2 11 51:40 53
6 Vancouver 28 15 7 6 54:31 52
7 Nashville SC 30 15 5 10 50:35 50
8 NYCFC 29 15 5 9 44:35 50
9 Inter Miami 27 14 7 6 57:44 49
10 Columbus Crew 30 13 10 7 50:46 49
11 Orlando City 29 13 9 7 55:41 48
12 Los Angeles FC 28 13 8 7 53:36 47
13 Seattle Sounders 29 12 9 8 51:43 45
14 Chicago Fire 29 12 6 11 54:53 42
15 Portland Timbers 29 11 9 9 38:39 42
16 Austin FC 29 11 8 10 31:36 41
17 NY Red Bulls 30 11 7 12 43:40 40
18 Colorado Rapids 30 11 6 13 40:49 39
19 SJ Earthquakes 30 9 8 13 55:55 35
20 Real Salt Lake 29 10 4 15 31:41 34
21 FC Dallas 29 8 10 11 42:48 34
22 Houston Dynamo 30 8 9 13 39:49 33
23 NE Revolution 30 8 8 14 39:44 32
24 Sporting KC 30 7 6 17 45:61 27
25 Toronto FC 29 5 11 13 29:36 26
26 Atlanta United 29 5 11 13 36:54 26
27 St. Louis 30 6 7 17 36:51 25
28 D.C. United 30 5 10 15 27:55 25
29 CF Montréal 30 5 9 16 29:53 24
30 LA Galaxy 29 4 9 16 35:58 21
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Charlotte FC 15 12 1 2 30:12 37
2 Philadelphia 15 10 4 1 34:15 34
3 Nashville SC 15 10 3 2 31:11 33
4 NY Red Bulls 15 10 3 2 34:19 33
5 Vancouver 14 9 3 2 36:16 30
6 NYCFC 14 10 0 4 25:15 30
7 Seattle Sounders 14 8 5 1 34:18 29
8 Columbus Crew 15 8 4 3 25:18 28
9 Inter Miami 13 8 3 2 30:18 27
10 Los Angeles FC 14 8 2 4 24:12 26
11 San Diego 16 7 5 4 25:16 26
12 FC Cincinnati 15 8 2 5 23:18 26
13 Colorado Rapids 15 8 2 5 22:18 26
14 Portland Timbers 15 7 5 3 23:20 26
15 Minnesota Utd 15 7 4 4 26:17 25
16 Orlando City 14 7 3 4 31:21 24
17 Austin FC 14 5 7 2 14:12 22
18 Real Salt Lake 15 7 1 7 19:20 22
19 Chicago Fire 15 5 5 5 21:23 20
20 SJ Earthquakes 15 4 6 5 34:28 18
21 Atlanta United 15 4 6 5 27:27 18
22 St. Louis 15 4 5 6 21:23 17
23 Sporting KC 15 4 4 7 25:30 16
24 FC Dallas 15 4 3 8 20:23 15
25 Houston Dynamo 15 4 3 8 17:26 15
26 LA Galaxy 13 4 2 7 17:22 14
27 D.C. United 15 2 7 6 13:24 13
28 Toronto FC 15 2 6 7 12:16 12
29 NE Revolution 15 3 3 9 16:23 12
30 CF Montréal 15 2 5 8 13:30 11