{"id":305655,"date":"2026-05-23T06:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/305655\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:44:23","slug":"match-preview-houston-dynamo-fc-travel-west-to-face-the-la-galaxy-for-last-match-before-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/305655\/","title":{"rendered":"MATCH PREVIEW: Houston Dynamo FC travel west to face the LA Galaxy for last match before the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 break"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON (May 22, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0head west to face the LA Galaxy on Saturday, May 23, at Dignity Health Sports Park, with the Western Conference clash set to kickoff at 9:30 p.m. CT on\u00a0Apple TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This match marks the final match before the league-mandated\u00a0FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122\u00a0break, with Houston\u2019s next regular season match coming on Wednesday, July 22, hosting D.C. United at\u00a0Shell Energy Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Club\u00a0recently unveiled<\/a>\u00a0the full slate of programming for\u00a0Houston Dynamo Soccer Celebration, presented by Kroger<\/a>, establishing Shell Energy Stadium as the home for soccer in Houston and the place to be during the biggest sporting event in the world. Located in the heart of EaDo, the Soccer Celebration will deliver a packed calendar of marquee events and daily programming throughout the tournament, complementing the programming adjacent to Shell Energy Stadium. The lineup is anchored by a series of high-profile matches and events, including Dynamo international friendlies against\u00a0Honduran\u00a0Club Olimpia\u00a0Deportivo\u00a0on July 11\u00a0and\u00a0Colombian\u00a0Am\u00e9rica de Cali on July 15.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s match between Houston and Los Angeles marks the first of two meetings this season, with the Dynamo set to host the Galaxy on August 15. The fixture also marks the 42nd\u00a0all-time MLS regular season meeting between the clubs. Houston leads the tight all-time regular season series with a 15-14-13 (WLD) record versus the Galaxy.<\/p>\n

Last season, the Dynamo played Los Angeles\u00a0to\u00a0two 1-1 draws.\u00a0The first one<\/a>\u00a0was in April, which marked head coach\u00a0Ben\u00a0Olsen\u2019s\u00a0100th\u00a0match in charge of the Dynamo in all competitions and saw a goal from forward\u00a0Ezequiel Ponce, who also found the back of the net during the\u00a0September draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Houston currently sits sixth in the Western Conference standings with 21 points and a 7-6-0 (WLD) record. Across all competitions, the Dynamo have won seven of their last 10 matches this year, including in MLS and U.S. Open Cup play.\u00a0Additionally, the team is currently tied for the longest drawless streak to begin a season in Club history, with 13 consecutive regular season matches without a draw this year.<\/p>\n

After a\u00a0run to the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals<\/a>\u00a0that ended in a penalty shootout defeat to St. Louis CITY SC this week, the Dynamo are also coming\u00a0off\u00a0another thrilling stoppage-time victory at Shell Energy Stadium last weekend, as attacker\u00a0Guilherme\u2019s\u00a096th-minute goal secured Houston\u2019s\u00a01-0 victory<\/a>\u00a0over conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC.\u00a0Guilherme now has 12 goal contributions this season\u00a0and secured their place inside the Western Conference playoff line with a game in hand ahead of the\u00a0league-mandated\u00a0FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 break.\u00a0The Brazilian attacker also earned his fourth\u00a0MLS Team of the Matchday<\/a>\u00a0selection\u00a0for his performance on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several Dynamo players have had standout performances to start the 2026 campaign. Guilherme leads the team with 12 goal contributions, including six goals and five assists. Forward\u00a0Lawrence\u00a0Ennali\u00a0continues to provide support on both ends of the pitch, contributing three goals and two assists. After dealing with an injury earlier this season, U.S. Men\u2019s National Team midfielder\u00a0Jack\u00a0McGlynn\u2019s\u00a0magical left foot is heating up. Former Dynamo captain and Mexican international legend\u00a0H\u00e9ctor\u00a0Herrera\u00a0has provided invaluable leadership both on and off the pitch, while scoring one goal and recording two assists.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is coming off a 2-0 road victory over Seattle Sounders FC, with Gabriel Pec and Matheus Nascimento scoring the goals. The team has won three in their last five matches, losing just once during that span, and currently sits ninth in the Western Conference with 19 points and a 5-5-4 (WLD) record. Jo\u00e3o Klauss and Pec lead the team in goals (five), while Pec and German legend Marco Reus lead the team in assists (five).<\/p>\n

Houston has a former Galaxy player on their roster in goalkeeper\u00a0Jonathan\u00a0Bond, who was signed by the Dynamo in April 2025. The 33-year-old spent three seasons in Los Angeles and played a key role in helping the Galaxy to the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs with a fourth place Western Conference finish and a run to the Conference Semifinals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON (May 22, 2026) \u2013 Houston Dynamo FC\u00a0head west to face the LA Galaxy on Saturday, May 23,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[70212,53397,56,844,845,58,57,70683,70214,13793],"class_list":["post-305655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-guilherme","tag-hector-herrera","tag-houston","tag-houston-dynamo-fc","tag-houston-dynamo-news","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-jack-mcglynn","tag-jonathan-bond","tag-lawrence-ennali"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}