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New York City
MLS Playoffs | Regular Season
May 29, 2025 at 12.30am UK
Yankee Stadium
Houston Dynamo

NY City
0 - 3
Houston


Gray (65'), O'Neill (85'), Cavallo (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Haak (25' og.), Segal (50', 90+4' pen.)
Duenas (35'), de Andrade Vieira (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between New York City FC and Houston Dynamo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NY City 3-1 Chicago Fire
Sunday, May 25 at 8pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Earthquakes 3-3 Houston
Sunday, May 25 at 3.30am in MLS Playoffs

We said: New York City FC 1-0 Houston Dynamo

The Pigeons can be a streaky team, but they seem to show a lot of unity at home, and we believe their organisation and the attacking talent of Martinez will propel them to a narrow triumph. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a New York City FC win with a probability of 39.32%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 36.78% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a New York City FC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.17%) and 2-0 (5.64%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (8.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
New York City FCDrawHouston Dynamo
39.32% (-0.572 -0.57) 23.89% (-0.044 -0.04) 36.78% (0.613 0.61)
Both teams to score 61.83% (0.224 0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.61% (0.265 0.27)40.38% (-0.268 -0.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.24% (0.275 0.27)62.76% (-0.276 -0.28)
New York City FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.26% (-0.157 -0.16)20.74% (0.154 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.63% (-0.243 -0.24)53.37% (0.242 0.24)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.01% (0.434 0.43)21.99% (-0.436 -0.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.7% (0.65600000000001 0.66)55.29% (-0.65900000000001 -0.66)
Score Analysis
    New York City FC 39.32%
    Houston Dynamo 36.78%
    Draw 23.89%
New York City FCDrawHouston Dynamo
2-1 @ 8.55% (-0.074 -0.07)
1-0 @ 7.17% (-0.123 -0.12)
2-0 @ 5.64% (-0.124 -0.12)
3-1 @ 4.48% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-2 @ 3.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 2.96% (-0.079 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.76% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-2 @ 1.34% (-0.006 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.16% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 39.32%
1-1 @ 10.86% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
2-2 @ 6.47% (0.029 0.03)
0-0 @ 4.56% (-0.056 -0.06)
3-3 @ 1.71% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 23.89%
1-2 @ 8.23% (0.074999999999999 0.07)
0-1 @ 6.91% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.23% (0.072 0.07)
1-3 @ 4.16% (0.092000000000001 0.09)
2-3 @ 3.27% (0.057 0.06)
0-3 @ 2.64% (0.07 0.07)
1-4 @ 1.57% (0.055 0.05)
2-4 @ 1.24% (0.037 0.04)
0-4 @ 1% (0.039 0.04)
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 36.78%

How you voted: NY City vs Houston

New York City FC
60.0%
Draw
30.0%
Houston Dynamo
10.0%
10
Head to Head
Mar 26, 2023 12.30am
Aug 16, 2020 1.30am
Aug 9, 2019 12am
Gameweek 29
NY City
3-2
Houston
Mitrita (16'), Castellanos (83', 93')
Miller (42'), Ring (45'), Castellanos (94')
David Cabezas (26'), Manotas (77')
Rodriguez (38'), Struna (62'), Lundqvist (82'), Vera (86')
Quioto (29')
May 26, 2018 1.55am
Gameweek 14
Houston
3-1
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