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Columbus Crew vs Houston Dynamo – Lineups & Match Details

Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo drew 0-0. Columbus Crew had 64% possession against Houston Dynamo's 36%. Shots on target: 5-1.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Saturday, 8 March 2025

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

0 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo

Referee: Freemon, Jon, USA

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-3
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
A. Herrera2A. HerreraD
Y. Cheberko21Y. CheberkoD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
M. Farsi23M. FarsiM
D. Nagbe6D. NagbeM
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiM
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
D. Chambost7D. ChambostF
J. Russell-Rowe19J. Russell-RoweF
D. Rossi10D. RossiF

Substitutes

20D. JonesM
24E. BushG
31S. MoreiraD
16T. HabrouneM
12D. JonesD
29C. MrowkaF
13A. JacksonM
48C. RuvalcabaD
41S. LapkesG
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo4-2-2-2
A. Tarbell13A. TarbellG
G. Dorsey25G. DorseyD
E. Bartlow4E. BartlowD
F. Awodesu24F. AwodesuD
F. Escobar2F. EscobarD
Artur6ArturM
J. McGlynn21J. McGlynnM
N. Lodeiro20N. LodeiroM
S. Kowalczyk27S. KowalczykM
E. Ponce10E. PonceF
A. Bassi8A. BassiF

Substitutes

1J. MaurerG
5D. SteresD
35B. RainesM
16E. DuenasM
23M. HallidayD
18I. AliyuF
17G. SegalF
33E. ArzuF

Match Events

81'S

S. Kowalczyk

Substitution 4

Statistics

Columbus Crew
64%36%
Houston Dynamo
0.63Expected Goals (xG)0.32
11Total Shots3
5Shots on Target1
5Corners4
11Fouls18
0Offsides5
88Pass Accuracy (%)80
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host Houston Dynamo on Saturday, 8 March 2025. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 7th in the table; Houston Dynamo sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Houston Dynamo have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2023: Columbus Crew 0-2 Houston Dynamo; 25 Oct 2020: Columbus Crew 1-1 Houston Dynamo; 28 Apr 2019: Columbus Crew 0-2 Houston Dynamo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo drew 0-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Columbus Crew 0, Houston Dynamo 0.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 64% of the ball against 36% for Houston Dynamo. Shots on target finished 5-1. Expected goals read 0.63 for Columbus Crew, 0.32 for Houston Dynamo.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. Columbus Crew sat 7th and Houston Dynamo 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.