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    HOU
    Houston Dynamo FCHoustonHOU
    14-9-9, 51 PTS
    2
    14-9-9, 51 PTS
    FT
    CHI
    Chicago Fire FCChicagoCHI
    0-0-1, 0 PTS
    1
    0-0-1, 0 PTS
    Guilherme Augusto - 66', 77'
    Hugo Cuypers - 31'

    Houston v Chicago

    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Commentary

    Formations & Lineups

    Soccer pitch
    Ponce
    10
    Guilherme Augusto
    20
    2
    Bogusz
    19
    Ennali
    11
    McGlynn
    8
    Bouzat
    30
    Holmes
    14
    Halter
    5
    Antônio Carlos
    3
    Sviatchenko
    28
    Bond
    31
    Substitutions
    #9O. Lingr
    #14D. Holmes
    79'
    #21F. Negri
    #20Guilherme Augusto
    87'
    #18D. Samassekou
    #8J. McGlynn
    87'
    #17N. Markanich
    #11L. Ennali
    90'+3'
    Bench
    #22M. Arana
    #26B. Gillingham
    #1J. Maurer
    #16H. Herrera
    #34A. Resch
    Soccer pitch
    Cuypers
    9
    1
    Zinckernagel
    11
    Dje Tah
    42
    Saletros
    6
    Lod
    17
    Haile-Selassie
    7
    Barroso
    2
    Mbokazi
    4
    Waterman
    16
    Rogers
    5
    Brady
    1
    Substitutions
    #38C. Cupps
    #5S. Rogers
    76'
    #8C. Mueller
    #17R. Lod
    76'
    84'
    #12P. Dithejane
    #4M. Mbokazi
    88'
    #35S. Oregel
    #42D. Dje Tah
    88'
    Bench
    #22M. Pineda
    #20J. Shokalook
    #29D. Poreba
    #44J. Cohen

    Match Leaders

    HOUCHI
    Total Shots
    10
    4
    E. PonceF
    1 SOG, 0 G
    4
    Total Shots
    7
    2
    M. Haile-SelassieM
    1 SOG, 0 G
    2
    Accurate Passes
    3
    54
    Antônio CarlosD
    57 PASS
    54
    Accurate Passes
    6
    63
    A. SaletrosM
    86 PASS
    63
    Saves
    31
    2
    J. BondG
    1 GA
    2
    Saves
    1
    2
    C. BradyG
    2 GA
    2

    Game Information

    Houston, Texas, USA

    Apple TV

    Referee:Filip Dujic

    Santos debut double leads Houston rally to beat Chicago

    - Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night.
    Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 pm - Associated Press

    Match Timeline

    HOUHOU
    KOHTFT
    CHICHI

    Team Stats

    HOU
    CHI

    42%

    Possession

    58%

    4

    Shots on Goal

    3

    10

    Shots

    6

    11

    Fouls Committed

    20

    3

    Yellow Cards

    2

    0

    Red Cards

    0

    3

    Corners Won

    5

    2

    Saves

    2

    Data is currently unavailable.
    OpenMLTotalSpread
    Houston Dynamo FCHouston Dynamo FCHOU
    (14-9-9)
    (14-9-9, 51 pts)
    o2.5
    -155
    +125
    o2.5
    -150
    -0.5
    +120
    Chicago Fire FCChicago Fire FCCHI
    (0-0-1)
    (0-0-1, 0 pts)
    +135
    ML
    +185
    u2.5
    +120
    +0.5
    -165
    DrawDrawDraw
    +235
    Draw
    +250
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    Head-To-Head

    HOU
    HOU
    Last 5 Matchups
    CHI
    CHI
    1
    2024 MLS, Regular Season
    FT
    @ CHI
    2
    4
    2023 U.S. Open Cup, Quarterfinals
    FT
    @ CHI
    1
    2
    2022 MLS, Regular Season
    FT
    @ HOU
    0
    0
    2020 MLS, Regular Season
    FT
    @ CHI
    4
    0
    2019 MLS, Regular Season
    FT
    @ HOU
    1

    MLS Standings

    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Nashville SC322183+4371
    New England Revolution3218410+1058
    Inter Miami CF3215116+2056
    Chicago Fire FC3215710+952
    Charlotte FC3214810+1150
    Philadelphia Union3213811+1247
    Orlando City SC3212713-1243
    FC Cincinnati32111011-743
    Columbus Crew3212515+341
    Red Bull New York3211615-1639
    Toronto FC3291211-1039
    New York City FC3291112+338
    D.C. United3271213-1833
    Atlanta United FC328618-1630
    CF Montréal326719-3025
    TeamGPWDLGDP
    Vancouver Whitecaps321778+3458
    FC Dallas321598+954
    St. Louis CITY SC321499+1151
    Houston Dynamo FC321499+351
    San Jose Earthquakes3213109+749
    LAFC3212119+1547
    Colorado Rapids3212713+143
    Seattle Sounders FC32111011+143
    Real Salt Lake3212614+142
    LA Galaxy32101111-941
    Portland Timbers3211714-340
    Minnesota United FC3291112-638
    San Diego FC3281113-635
    Austin FC3281014-1834
    Sporting Kansas City326422-4222
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