Los Angeles FC vs Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo dismantled Los Angeles FC 4-1 at BMO Stadium, putting on a masterclass in clinical finishing despite being the second-best team on the ball. The hosts dominated possession and had more than three times as many corners, yet squandered chance after chance. Dynamo went in 2-1 up at the break and never looked back, with Jack McGlynn pulling the strings in midfield to orchestrate the rout. The midfielder's vision and control earned him man of the match honors on a night where Houston's efficiency proved far more valuable than LAFC's territorial control. The loss leaves Los Angeles with plenty to work out in the coming days. They peppered the Dynamo goal with 19 shots but could only find the target five times, a conversion rate that simply won't cut it at this level. Houston's defending was resolute when it mattered, and they took their chances ruthlessly whenever Los Angeles switched off. It's the kind of result that stings worse when you've had so much of the ball and so little to show for it.

Houston Dynamo beat Los Angeles FC 1-4 at BMO Stadium, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 67% in favour of Los Angeles FC, Houston Dynamo made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 19 attempts from Los Angeles FC against 12 from Houston Dynamo over the course of the game. Los Angeles FC had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.