Austin hosts the Houston Dynamo in Western Conference action

By Canadian Press on August 8, 2025.

Houston Dynamo (7-11-6, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (9-8-6, eighth in the Western Conference)

Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin FC +111, Houston +241, Draw +230; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Austin and the Houston Dynamo meet in Western Conference play.

Austin is 7-7-4 in conference games. Austin is 4-0-0 when it records two goals.

The Dynamo are 6-9-4 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo are sixth in the Western Conference drawing 122 corner kicks, averaging 5.1 per game.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Dynamo won the last game 2-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Vazquez has scored five goals for Austin. Daniel Pereira has three assists over the last 10 games.

Ezequiel Ponce has seven goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Gabe Segal has scored two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 4-2-4, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Dynamo: 3-5-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.5 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Brandon Vazquez (injured).

Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Franco Escobar (injured), Erik Sviatchenko (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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