Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo

Columbus Crew

0 - 0

Houston Dynamo

🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Freemon, Jon 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 12 · Houston Dynamo 22

Referee Stats

Freemon, Jon

2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	0%
Draws	100%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Columbus Crew outshot their opponent (11-3).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.83 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Houston Dynamo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 26

Avg: 1.35 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94

PPG

1.12

1.83

1.35

1.11

1.53

65%

O2.5

53%

76%

BTTS

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank12th

Houston Dynamo rank22nd

Columbus Crew points54

Houston Dynamo points37

Columbus Crew: #12 · 54 pts · GD +4

11 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Houston Dynamo: #22 · 37 pts · GD -13

28 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W D L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Houston Dynamo last 5 away

D L L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home82%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home18%

Houston Dynamo score away71%

Houston Dynamo clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first59%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first70%

Houston Dynamo score first35%

Houston Dynamo win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 67% · Houston Dynamo 44%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 33.1' · Houston Dynamo 39.8'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.83 vs 1.64

Columbus Crew concede at home1.11 vs 1.36

Houston Dynamo score away1.35 vs 1.36

Houston Dynamo concede away1.53 vs 1.64

Columbus Crew score 12% above league average, while Houston Dynamo score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 18% below league average at home, and Houston Dynamo are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 0.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

61-75 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

16-30 3

61-75 1

Houston Dynamo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

597

337

Passes Accurate

526

268

Passes %

88%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' Obafemi Awodesu

21'

21' E. Ponce

29'

29' M. Farsi

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ F. Escobar

1st substitution · For: D. Steres

57'

57' M. Arfsten

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ N. Lodeiro

2nd substitution · For: É. Dueñas

65'

65' É. Dueñas

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Nagbe

1st substitution · For: A. Jackson

73'

73' Artur

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. McGlynn

3rd substitution · For: B. Raines

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ S. Kowalczyk

4th substitution · For: A. Ibrahim

Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Columbus Crew drew 0-0 with Houston Dynamo on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Freemon, Jon. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Obafemi Awodesu received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 9'. E. Ponce received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 21'. M. Farsi received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 29'. Houston Dynamo made their 1st substitution at 29', with F. Escobar replacing D. Steres.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. M. Arfsten received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 57'. Houston Dynamo made their 2nd substitution at 59', with N. Lodeiro replacing É. Dueñas. É. Dueñas received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 65'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 72', with D. Nagbe replacing A. Jackson. Artur received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 73'. Houston Dynamo made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. McGlynn replacing B. Raines. Houston Dynamo made their 4th substitution at 81', with S. Kowalczyk replacing A. Ibrahim.

Columbus Crew used 1 substitution while Houston Dynamo used 4 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards, while Houston Dynamo got 4 yellow cards.