HOUSTON DYNAMO LOSES TO ST. LOUIS CITY FC 0-1
Written by Michael Thervil
[HOUSTON DYNAMO ST. LOUIS CITY FC] Tonight's matchup between the Houston Dynamo and St. Louis City FC appears to be the match many fans of the Houston Dynamo have been waiting for. Both teams playing competitively on the pitch, essentially trading shot for shot has the fans of both teams sitting on the edge of their seats. Neither team was able to secure a goal in the first half. But as far as key stats go, both teams appear to be somewhat even with St. Louis City FC having a slight lead in several categories.
By the end of the first half, there was a slight change in the win probability of the match with the Houston Dynamo having a 41% chance of winning the match over St. Louis City FC who stood with a 31% chance of winning tonight's match with a 28% chance of draw between both teams. Despite the Houston Dynamo having a 10% increased chance of winning tonight's match, the stats by half time didn’t seem to reflect that. By halftime the Houston Dynamo took a total of 10 shots compared to St. Louis City FC taking a total of eight shots. When it came to shots on target the Dynamo led with one shot on target to St. Louis City FC having none.
When it came to ball possession it would be St. Louis City FC that would lead over the Houston Dynamo possessing the ball 61% of the time with a pass accuracy rate of 90%while the Dynamo possessed the ball 38% of the time with a pass accuracy rate of 89%. With both teams playing competitively on the pitch, St. Louis City FC committed seven fouls by the end of the first half. The Dynamo committed three fouls by the end of the first half. Up until this point during tonight's match, neither teams were issued yellow or red cards, nor was either of the teams called for being offside. The Houston Dynamo took a total of four corners by the end of the first half compared to St. Louis City FC taking only one corner.
Looking at the top of the second half, despite several physical collisions between players on the pitch resulting in substitutions taking place, both teams were able to maintain their respective momentums with the Houston Dynamo appearing to have better “flow” on the pitch. With seven minutes added to the second half, it would be St. Louis City FC Defender Lukas MacNaughton (#5) who was assisted by Alexandru Mățan (#20) at the 97th minute of the match. This loss at home put the Houston Dynamo fifth in this year's playoff.
The final key stats of tonight's match stood with the Houston Dynamo taking a total of 21 shots with six of those shots on target. St. Louis City FC in contrast took a total of 12 shots and landed one shot on target. The Dynamo had possession of the ball 40% of the time, executed 260 passes, with a pass accuracy rate 87%. St. Louis City FC had possession of the ball 60% of the time, and executed 478 passes, for a pass accuracy rate of 88%.
The Houston Dynamo committed six fouls while St. Louis City FC committed double that for tonight's match ending with them having 12. The Houston Dynamo was issued one yellow while St. Louis City FC walked away clean tonight with no yellow cards being issued on their part. Neither team was issued a red card. St. Louis City FC was called for being offside twice and took a total of three corners. The Houston Dynamo received no calls for being offside and took a total of nine corners for tonight's match.
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