HOUSTON DYNAMO PHILADELPHIA UNION 1-1
- Michael Thervil
- 3 days ago
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union 1-1] If there was one word to describe the Houston Dynamo after last Friday's matchup between the Philadelphia Union, it would be nothing short but “outstanding”. For the fans of the Houston Dynamo, this game was a breath of fresh are as the Houston Dynamo’s upped the ante when it came to attacking on the pitch. With the current head-to-head record between the Houston Dynamo and the Philadelphia Union consisting of Philadelphia having 4 wins to the Houston Dynamo’s 1, Saturday's match up between the two teams resulted in the first time a draw was declared. Although not a clear win for the Dynamo, Friday’s draw demonstrated that the Houston dynamo does in fact have what it takes to win with the final score being 1-1. Points were scored by Houston J. McGlynn and Philadelphia Union’s A. Bedoya.
On the attack the Houston Dynamo kept up with the Philadelphia Union as the Houston Dynamo took 11 total shots in which 3 shots landed on target and 7 shots off target and blocked 1 shot. The Philadelphia Union led 12 total shots taken, with 2 shots on target and 6 shots off target. The Philadelphia Union also blocked 4 shots. defensively, percentage wise both teams fared equality when it came to tackles won with 7 tackles each at 50%. The Houston Dynamo had 1 keeper saves while the Philadelphia Union led with 2. When it came to clearances, interceptions, and blocks, the Houston Dynamo led in all three with 29, 10, and 4 respectively. The Philadelphia Union had 22 clearances, 9 interceptions, and 0 blocks on the defensive end.
As always, the Houston Dynamo led when it came in terms of ball possession in which they possessed the ball 61% of the time. They also had 486 passes, out of that they had 408 accurate passes for a pass accuracy rate of 83%. The Philadelphia Union fell behind the Houston Dynamo in this respect by only possessing the ball 39% of the time and having executed 310 passes, and out of that they had 215 accurate passes for a pass accuracy rate of 69%. Looking at big chances, the Dynamo had 4 with 3 big chances missed to the Philadelphia Union’s 3 with 2 big chances missed.
The Houston Dynamo received 1 call for being offside and took 2 corners and the Philadelphia Union in contrast had 0 calls for being offsides and took a total of 4 corners. On the discipline front, the Houston Dynamo had 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards, and 19 fouls. In contrast the Philadelphia Union had 4 yellow cards, 1 red card, and a whopping 25 fouls. Saturday's game can be considered one of Houston's Dynamo's most aggressive matches that resulted in a lot of minor field injuries. There was a lot of grabbing, holding, and shoving by both teams on the field. But the reason for this is because both teams were doing their best to secure a win during this match up.
The next match up for the Houston Dynamo will be against the LA Galaxy at shell energy stadium on July 25th, 2025. The current win probability between the two teams stands at a 46% chance of the Houston Dynamo winning over a 29% chance of the LA Galaxy winning with a 25% chance of a draw between the two teams. Win, lose, or draw, the one thing that is known is that the fans of the Houston Dynamo are going to show up and show out. Get your tickets for the next Houston Dynamo game here, see you there.
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