St. Louis City 2-1 Houston Dynamo: Result, Lineups & Stats

Player
Roman BürkiG	3	1	1,63	+0,63	16/24	4/12
Jonathan BondG	2	2	1,01	-0,99	20/25	2/6

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

St. Louis City1,65 xG · 2 scored

Houston Dynamo1,83 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

St. Louis City18

Open play 17Dribble 1

Houston Dynamo34

Open play 24Set piece 5Rebound 4Defensive 1

Shot map

9 v 18

St. Louis City shoot right, Houston Dynamo left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SLCSt. Louis CityHDHouston Dynamogoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

St. Louis CityHouston Dynamogoalsavedoff target

Shot duel

Aliyu's 75' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,56 xG, scored.

Every shot on its minute, St. Louis City above and Houston Dynamo below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.

St. Louis City9 shots · 1,65 xG

Houston Dynamo18 shots · 1,83 xG

Ibrahim Aliyu

Houston Dynamo

75'0,56 xGGoal

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

St. Louis City

1.659647%

100% open play0% set piece

Houston Dynamo

1.83181053%

86% open play14% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

Momentum

25 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

St. Louis City52% pressure

Houston Dynamo48% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.65xG1.83

9Shots18

6On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Mateusz Bogusz 0.01 xG · Set piece · Right foot

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

St. Louis CityDefensive line 38%

Houston DynamoDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

St. Louis CityUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Baumgartl and Polvara, 26 passes between them.

Houston DynamoUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: McGlynn and Ennali, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

50control50

Mateusz Bogusz

10 touches in box

In possession

47,0%Field tilt53,0%

8Passes into box12

30Progressive passes39

9Carries into final third9

7Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,28Press intensity (PPDA)15,00

12High turnovers10

5Regains within 5s4

30,4sBall recovery time25,4s

17Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

139Carries110

1439mCarry distance1215m

12Progressive carries14

740mProgressive carry distance617m

8Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won6

13Take-ons attempted14

512mProgressive pass distance678m

1Through balls0

4Switches of play8

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,91Expected threat (xT)0,83

2,48Action value (VAEP)1,37

18Shot-creating actions34

4Goal-creating actions2

0,60Expected assisted goals0,51

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,6Passes per attack4,7

15,4sAttack duration16,1s

1,85 m/sAttack directness1,62 m/s

4Build-up attacks8

7Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

The moment that decided it

The goal that swung the win probability the most.

D. PolvaraGoal85'

Score: 1–1→2–1
St. Louis City win chance: 4%→91%
xG of the shot: 0.20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

47%Possession53%

434Total passes480

88%Pass accuracy87%

1Corners5

Attack

9Shots18

4On target4

3Off target8

2Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

7Shots in box10

2Shots out box8

1.6xG1.8

-1.0Goals prevented-1.0

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides4

18Fouls10

4Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,55xG0,68

5Shots12

1On target2

0Big chances1

8Touches in box15

52%Possession48%

0Corners2

Second half

1,10xG0,98

4Shots6

3On target2

2Big chances1

19Touches in box9

42%Possession58%

1Corners3

More match stats

Attack

27Touches in box24

54Final third entries72

2Big chances2

1,01xG on target1,63

1Big chances missed1

Passing

2/6 (33%)Crosses5/20 (25%)

20/41 (49%)Long balls19/39 (49%)

14Throw-ins13

10Free kicks18

7Goal kicks7

Duels

45Total55

32/69 (46%)Ground37/69 (54%)

7/18 (39%)Aerial11/18 (61%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles7/12 (58%)

8Dispossessed12

Defending

43Recoveries42

9Interceptions8

17Tackles14

41%Tackles won64%

22Clearances11

1Big chances scored1

1Big saves1

1Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third1

7,62Average rating6,83

Player duel

Match summary

St. Louis City beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 at CITYPARK in the Major League Soccer. St. Louis City led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: S. Becher (23'), D. Polvara (85') for St. Louis City; I. Aliyu (75') for Houston Dynamo. In their last 11 meetings, St. Louis City have won 6, Houston Dynamo 3, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.