At the start of last season, the Houston Dynamo had the Lowest GAM among all teams in MLS. The Dynamo now have the 3rd Most GAM of any team in MLS for this coming season.

Only 13 players from last year’s Dynamo roster are returning for the 2026 season. Here’s how those players compared to the full Houston squad in terms of their salary and their on-field impact, using Goals Added (g+).

The @houstondynamo.com completed their third signing of the offseason, bringing in 30 year old Brazilian winger Guilherme from Santos on a DP deal rumored to be around $2 Million. Here's a quick look at Guilherme and how he compares to the Dynamo's other options out wide. ⬇️

The @HoustonDynamo completed their second signing of the offseason yesterday, signing 31 year old Argentinian defensive midfielder Agustín Bouzat from Velez Sarsfield on a TAM deal. Here's a quick look at Bouzat and how he compares to the Dynamo's other CDM options. ⬇️

The Dynamo announced their first signing of the offseason this morning, bringing in Brazilian center back Lucas Halter from Botafogo on a TAM deal through 2030. Here’s a quick look at Halter and how he compares to Houston’s other options at center back. ⬇️

With Amine Bassi's Departure imminent from the Dynamo, only 𝟓 players remain from the Dynamo's 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐩 winning squad from just over 2 years ago: 🔸DF Erik Sviatchenko 🔸DF Griffin Dorsey 🔸MF Artur 🔸MF Brooklyn Raines 🔸FW Nelson Quiñónes

@dynastats.bsky.social is back for another edition of Expected Insights, your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into tonight’s match against San Diego FC. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

@dynastats.bsky.social is back for another edition of Expected Insights, your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into tonight’s match against the Colorado Rapids. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

@dynastats.bsky.social is back for another edition of Expected Insights, your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into tonight’s match against the LA Galaxy.. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

Houston with Sviatchenko starting 9 Games - 4W-3L-2D (1.67ppg - 10th in MLS) 10 GA in 630 mins (1.4GA/90 - 13th in MLS) Houston without Sviatchenko starting 19 Games - 4W-9L-6D (0.95ppg - 25th in MLS) 36 GA in 1890 mins (1.7GA/90 - 21st in MLS) Difference maker at the back.

@dynastats.bsky.social is back for another edition of Expected Insights, your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into tonight’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

The Houston Dynamo confirmed the signing of Diadie Samassekou this morning, could he be the missing piece to the Dynamo midfield? Here's a look at how he compares to the Dynamo's current Holding Midfield options: 🔗https://dynastats.substack.com/p/is-diadie-samassekou-the-missing

Houston Dynamo's last 5 games, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝟎 Wins 𝟏 Draw 𝟒 Losses 𝟑 Goals Scored (𝟏 Non-Penalty Goal) 𝟏𝟐 Goals Conceded 𝟎 Minutes winning 𝟐𝟕𝟐 Minutes losing (𝟔𝟎.𝟒% of all mins) 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥. (📷: Aldo Canale)

The Dynamo have a record of 𝟐𝐖-𝟓𝐋-𝟏𝐃 against teams currently sitting from 𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡-𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 in the MLS table, at just 0.88ppg. They perform much better against teams ranked 1st-19th with a record of 𝟓𝐖-𝟔𝐋-𝟓𝐃 on 1.25ppg. Struggling against the weakest sides in MLS, today they face the 29th place LA Galaxy

Just under 3 years ago, Jack McGlynn scored a freekick against the Houston Dynamo for his first professional goal for the Union. Today, Jack scored in his first game against the Union as a @houstondynamo.com player. Just meant to be. #MLS #HoustonDynamo #DOOP

Ezequiel Ponce this season: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: 4 Goals 5.7 xG (0.36/90) 21.9 Passes Received/90 - 40th %ile among forwards 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟐 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬: 3 Goals 2.04 xG (1.02/90) 32 Passes Received/90 - 85th %ile among forwards Finally getting the service he needs.

After last night’s 3–1 loss to CF Montréal, the 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨 have now 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝟔 of their first 10 home games this season. That’s already more 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 than the last two seasons 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. (📷: Diego Martinez)

With the first team on a Bye Week, Houston Dynamo 2 hosted Sporting Kansas City 2 at Shell Energy Stadium this Saturday. Couldn't catch the game? Here's a quick review with some stats below⬇️ dynastats.substack.com/p/houston-dy...

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 becomes the first Houston Dynamo player to score for the 𝐔𝐒𝐌𝐍𝐓 since 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 on 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲🌟

After his second straight game with a Goal and an Assist, 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲 is now 𝐓-𝟏𝐬𝐭 among all MLS Defenders with 𝟔 𝐆+𝐀 this season. On Fire 🔥

CONCACAF Gold Cup MVPs: 2021: 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐚 2023: 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 Can 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 be the 3rd straight Dynamo MVP this summer with the USMNT? #HoustonDynamo #USMNT

Felipe Andrade in his first MLS start: 🔸 𝟒 Tackles + Interceptions 🔸 𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 Medium & Long Passes (𝟗𝟔.𝟑%) 🔸 𝟒 Clearances 🔸 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 his first professional league goal 🔸 Named to 𝐌𝐋𝐒 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 ⭐ (📷: Aldo Canale)

As of Matchday 12, the Dynamo have created just 𝟏𝟎.𝟐𝐱𝐆 (𝟎.𝟖𝟓𝐱𝐆/90) - the 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 of any team in the MLS. (via FBRef) 📷: Diego Martinez

@dynastats.bsky.social is back for another edition of Expected Insights, your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into Saturday’s meeting with Austin FC. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐮 averaged 𝟎.𝟗𝟖 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 per 𝟗𝟎 minutes over the past year—the most of 𝐀𝐍𝐘 Attacking Midfielder or Winger in the Top 14 leagues. (via FBRef) Wild. #HoldItDown #Crew96

Ondřej Lingr is the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 Designated Player in Houston Dynamo 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 to score on his debut, thanks to his stoppage-time equalizer vs Colorado. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 🔥

A big welcome for @dynastats.bsky.social to BCS! Expected Insights is your data-driven look ahead to the Houston Dynamo’s next match. Today we take a look into Saturday’s meeting against the Colorado Rapids. www.bayoucitysoccer.net/dynamo/expec...

Houston Dynamo's Goals Against this season: 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐨: 3 GA in 277 minutes (0.98 GA/90 - 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐋𝐒) 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐨: 9 GA in 443 minutes (1.83 GA/90 - 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐋𝐒) An Anchor at the Back⚓

Top Progressive Passers per Game | Through GW6 (Min. 300 Minutes Played) 1. Lionel Messi — 12.9 per 90 𝟐. 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 — 𝟏𝟎.𝟗 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟎 3. Carles Gil — 10.7 per 90 Pretty elite company for Jack👀 (📷: Aldo Canale)

Júnior Urso in his 2 starts this season: 𝟕𝟗 Touches/90 𝟓𝟗 Passes/90 𝟏𝟓/𝟏𝟗 Duels Won (𝟕𝟗%) 𝟓 Tackles + Interceptions An Absolute Dawg in Midfield (📸:Aldo Canale)

The Dynamo have already conceded 𝟑 goals in the opening 10 minutes of matches this season, the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 of any team in MLS. They allowed just 𝟐 goals in the first 10 minutes of games last season.

The Dynamo averaged 𝟒.𝟕𝟏 Shots on Target per 90 in the 2024 season (𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐋𝐒) The Dynamo currently average 𝟏.𝟔𝟕 Shots on Target per 90 this season (𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐋𝐒)

🚨 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 🚨 Your 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨 are back on the road in the Pacific Northwest, taking on the 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 at Providence Park at 6:00 PM on Sunday Night Soccer Here are some stats to keep in mind ahead of the matchup⬇️

The Dynamo have finally found their Micael replacement, announcing the signing of Colombian CB Pablo Ortiz. The Dynamo since 2023: With Micael – 𝟏.𝟏𝟑𝐆𝐀 per game (𝟗𝐭𝐡 in MLS) Without Micael – 𝟏.𝟑𝟏𝐆𝐀 per game (𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 in MLS) Big shoes to fill for the 24-year-old.

Just 𝟒 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 ago, 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 was playing college soccer at Creighton. On Saturday, he subbed in for the injured Jimmy Maurer, made two crucial saves, and secured a clean sheet—helping the Dynamo earn their first points in Seattle since 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔. A debut to remember🧤

🚨𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 🚨 Your 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨 travel to Lumen Field this Saturday to take on the 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 at 9:30 PM CST. Here's what you need to know about tomorrow's matchup in Seattle. 🧵⬇️ #HoldItDown

According to @tombogert.bsky.social, the Houston Dynamo are in advanced talks to sign Czech midfielder 𝐎𝐧𝐝ř𝐞𝐣 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫 from Slavia Prague. Have the Dynamo finally found their missing DP No. 10? Let’s take a closer look at Lingr and how he fits into this squad. 🧵⬇️

🚨 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 🚨 Your 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨 take on 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 at home in Matchday 4, looking for their first win of the season. Here are some key stats & insights ahead of the matchup. 🧵⬇️ #HoldItDown #HoustonDynamo #ForeverOrange

🚨The Dynamo have officially signed American midfielder 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐬 from Preston North End. 🚨 Let’s take a look at the role he’s likely to play in Ben Olsen’s system and how he stacks up against Houston’s current midfield options. 🧵⬇️ #HoustonDynamo #HoldItDown

🚨 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪🚨 Your 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼 hit the road for an early kickoff against 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘄 this Saturday at 1:30PM CST. Here are some key stats to keep in mind ahead of our first away match of the season.⬇️ #HoldItDown #ForeverOrange

Houston Dynamo away records since 2019 (W-L-D): 2019 – 6 pts (2-15-0) 2020 – 8 pts (1-7-5) 2021 – 6 pts (0-11-6) 2022 – 13 pts (4-12-1) 2023 – 14 pts (3-9-5) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 – 𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐭𝐬 (𝟖-𝟕-𝟐) Their first away game comes this weekend, can the Dynamo build on last season's away form? #HoldItDown #ForeverOrange

Against Miami, the Dynamo 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 to generate any 'Great xG' chances (>0.33 xG), per @americansocceranalysis.com’s model. Their 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 'Good xG' attempt (0.15-0.32 xG) was this 0.25 xG shot from Ibrahim Aliyu in the 41st minute. The combined xG of all their other shots? 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟎.𝟐𝟏 𝐱𝐆. #HoldItDown #MLS

The Dynamo’s 4-1 loss to Inter Miami was their first time conceding 4 goals at home since 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟔, when the LA Galaxy handed them the same scoreline. (📷:@MsKriNT on X) #ForeverOrange #HoldItDown

🚨 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 🚨 Your 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼 host 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗶 this Sunday at 6:00 PM CST. Here are some key stats to keep in mind ahead of our second game of the season. ⬇️ #HoldItDown #ForeverOrange #InterMiami

In GW1, the 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼 recorded 201 touches in the attacking third (5th 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 in MLS) but just 16 in the opposition box (7th 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁). That 8% rate was the 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 in the MLS. Plenty of buildup, but no final product #HoldItDown #ForeverOrange

𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻 completed 89 passes at a 90.8% completion rate vs. FC Dallas— a mark 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮 topped just once in his 82 games for the Dynamo. Is he just HH's replacement? or have the Dynamo found an upgrade? #HoldItDown #ForeverOrange