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Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United

25 Oct 2026 · 02:30
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a negligible model-market difference for an away win for Minnesota United. The difference is too small to suggest meaningful disagreement.

Recent Performance

The home side have often remained competitive without securing many victories. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. Their opponents have held a modest advantage in shooting volume.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. The exchange of attempts has been broadly balanced.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 3.10 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 3.15. At this price, an away win for Minnesota United does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME
Houston Dynamo
STOCHASTICBET 42.0%
PINNACLE 42.6% odd 2.27
DIFFERENCE -0.6 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 26.2%
PINNACLE 26.2% odd 3.69
DIFFERENCE 0.0 pp
AWAY MODEL > MARKET
Minnesota United
STOCHASTICBET 31.8%
PINNACLE 31.2% odd 3.10
DIFFERENCE +0.6 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 25 Oct 2026 · 00:11
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Attacking Edge: Minnesota United

The away side shows the stronger recent attacking profile, while the defensive comparison is less clear.

Attack Recent attacking output
Houston Dynamo Minnesota United
Shots 13.5 · On target 4.0 Shots 16.3 · On target 6.3

Recent attacking output favours Minnesota United, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Houston Dynamo Minnesota United
Shots allowed 14.5 · On target allowed 5.8 Shots allowed 14.5 · On target allowed 5.3

Recent defensive numbers are broadly balanced between the two teams.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Houston Dynamo Minnesota United

The combined recent performance profile is relatively balanced.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-25 00:13:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -1.40 pp -0.42 pp
DRAW +0.46 pp -0.25 pp
AWAY +0.94 pp +0.67 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -1.87 pp -1.18 pp
DRAW +0.14 pp -0.11 pp
AWAY +1.73 pp +1.29 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

Explore recent match statisticsCharts and detailed data
RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: USA MLS · 307 matches with scores · 307 with shots · coverage 100.0%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Houston Dynamo6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
DDDLDL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Minnesota United6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
WDDLLL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
−1.311.7 actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+1.414.3 actual
Houston Dynamo: 11.7 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 14.3 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
+1.914.8 actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+1.414.3 actual
Houston Dynamo: 14.8 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 14.3 · league average 13.0 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
−1.23.7 actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+0.55.3 actual
Houston Dynamo: 3.7 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 5.3 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
+0.35.2 actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+0.85.7 actual
Houston Dynamo: 5.2 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 5.7 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
−0.131.50 actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+0.372.00 actual
Houston Dynamo: 1.50 · league average 1.63 · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 2.00 · league average 1.63 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
+0.3 pp12.9% actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+1.4 pp14.0% actual
Houston Dynamo: 12.9% · league average 12.5% · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 14.0% · league average 12.5% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Houston DynamoHome team
+0.9 pp13.5% actual
Minnesota UnitedAway team
+6.1 pp18.6% actual
Houston Dynamo: 13.5% · league average 12.5% · 6 valid matchesMinnesota United: 18.6% · league average 12.5% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Houston Dynamo · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
18/10/2026Home2–210 / 163 / 7
15/10/2026Away3–39 / 183 / 6
11/10/2026Away2–214 / 155 / 6
27/09/2026Home0–221 / 95 / 4
20/09/2026Home2–27 / 222 / 7
13/09/2026Away0–19 / 94 / 1
Minnesota United · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
17/10/2026Home3–225 / 169 / 6
15/10/2026Away2–212 / 164 / 4
11/10/2026Home2–215 / 146 / 5
27/09/2026Away1–313 / 126 / 6
20/09/2026Home2–311 / 154 / 6
13/09/2026Away2–410 / 133 / 7

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.