- Home/away form: Houston have been tough to beat at home in MLS 2026, losing only three of 15 games at Shell Energy Stadium (W8, D4). Minnesota have been vulnerable on the road in MLS 2026, winning five, drawing three and losing seven of 15 away matches. Houston are 10th on 47 points from 30 games, while Minnesota are 24th on 34 points after 30 matches.
Houston Dynamo can hold the Loons at Shell Stadium
Match outlook
Houston Dynamo will be the slight favorites to win Sunday's MLS 2026 matchup with Minnesota United, but the Loons should be able to make it very close at the 1.97 favorite price. Ben Olsen's Orange Crush have been strong at home in 2026, averaging 1.27 goals per game at the Shell Energy Stadium while conceding only 0.93 per match on average.
Head-to-head and form
The Dynamo will be looking for more than a draw at Minnesota on Sunday as they have gone unbeaten in two away games against the Loons in the MLS 2026. Houston are wobbling a bit in terms of current form with four draws and one loss in their last five games and they enter the weekend on the back of three straight ties. Minnesota are in mixed form with one win, two draws and two losses in their last five matches – but they will arrive in Texas with some bite after beating St. Louis City 3-2 at home following a 2-2 draw with Colorado Rapids.
Opposing styles may ensure both teams score
Tactics and expectations
Their recent scorelines indicate that they like to trade punches and there could be plenty of goalmouth action in Houston, where both teams to score looks live at 1.5 and over 2.5 goals is a 1.57 favorite. Cameron Knowles, who took charge in January 2026, sets his team up to be compact and defense-first, working to keep shape, counters and set pieces.
Key attackers
Guilherme Augusto is one of the league's most dangerous players with 14 goals in 26 MLS 2026 appearances and the Brazilian has three of the Dynamo's last nine goals in his last five appearances. Minnesota have an equally deadly striker in Kelvin Yeboah, who has scored the same number of goals in the same games, and he has four of the Loons' last nine in his last five outings. The previous matchup between these two clubs finished 2-2 seven days ago at Minnesota and the hosts will be going for the win on Sunday.
But we're going to sit on the sidelines and take both to score and over 2.5 to find a few goals for us in the 90 minutes.
