GolVolt — Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Rafael Navarro: 4 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.05

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.0).

Table

Level on points

8.Houston Dynamo51 pts 7.St. Louis City51 pts

Houston Dynamo: place 8, 51 pts · St. Louis City: place 7, 51 pts.

Last time

Last meeting, 23 August: St. Louis City – Houston Dynamo 2:1

DWLLW

Streak

Houston Dynamo unbeaten in 5 matches

DDDDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 win and 4 draws. Last defeat: 27 September, 0:2 against Sporting KC.

Player in form

Guilherme: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG0.85

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.9).

Streak

St. Louis City without a win in 4 matches

DLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 3 defeats. Last win: 11 October, 6:2 against LA Galaxy.

Players to watch

Major League Soccer, this season.

Guilherme

Houston Dynamo · midfielder

16goals 8assists 7.81avg rating

Last match, Minnesota United: rating 7.3.

Simon Becher

St. Louis City · forward

9goals 4assists 6.83avg rating

Last match, Portland Timbers: rating 6.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Houston Dynamo at home and St. Louis City away, as in this match.

Houston Dynamo

at home · 10

4W5D1L1.2scored per match0.8conceded per match

St. Louis City

away · 10

5W3D2L1.9scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 23 Aug 2026 · Major League Soccer St. Louis City 2:1 Houston Dynamo Becher 23' · Polvara 85' · Aliyu 75'

2wins

1 draw2.4 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Houston Dynamo (4-2-3-1, last: Seattle Sounders) · St. Louis City (3-4-1-2, last: Portland Timbers).

Official around 00:00, Sun 8 Nov

JBBond FNNegri ARResch LHHalter LEEnnali ARArtur DSSamassékou MBBogusz ABBouzat IAAliyu LFFoster BLLundt LMMacNaughton TBBaumgartl DPPolvara CWWallem CDDurkin DEEdelman TTTotland CHHolse DDDowns RNNavarro

Houston DynamoSt. Louis City

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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