Down To Ten
Charlotte
Charlotte played the closing 19 minutes a man down after a 71′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 71′
- Player
- Ashley Westwood
Major League Soccer · Matchday 23Charlotte
0 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Houston Dynamo
Major League Soccer
Matchday 23Charlotte0–0Houston Dynamo
0.79
Expected goals
0.90
71′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: CHA 0.79, HD 0.90.
Match report
Charlotte 0-0 Houston Dynamo
Charlotte and Houston Dynamo played out a goalless Major League Soccer draw at Bank of America Stadium.
Expected goals finished Charlotte 0.79, Houston Dynamo 0.90. Houston Dynamo held 65.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Westwood was sent off on 71', leaving Charlotte 19 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Charlotte graded out for low-block fortress — 35.0% possession and 3 shots blocked. Houston Dynamo graded out for passive possession — 65.0% possession and 0.90 expected goals.
Artur came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.6 for Houston Dynamo from 2 key passes and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 22 fouls between them and 9 yellow cards, with Charlotte conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
35%Possession65%
9Shots18
0.79xG0.90
What the numbers say
3 readsLow-Block Fortress
Charlotte
Charlotte handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 35.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 35.0%
- Shots blocked
- 3
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
Passive Possession
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 65.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.90
- On target
- 5
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.16
Timeline
🟨8'
Felipe Andrade
Foul
Tim Ream
Argument
🟨45+3'
Half-time
Djibril Diani
Foul
🟨49'
🟨66'
Agustin Resch
Time wasting
🔄66'
I. Aliyu ↑ D. McGuire ↓
L. de la Torre ↑ D. Diani ↓
🔄70'
R. Aloko ↑ L. Abada ↓
🔄70'
Ashley Westwood
Argument
🟨71'
Ashley Westwood
Argument
🟨71'
Ashley Westwood
Argument
🟥71'
B. Bronico ↑ I. Toklomati ↓
🔄75'
🟨78'
Artur
Argument
🔄79'
M. Arana ↑ A. Bouzat ↓
Allan Saint-Maximin
Time wasting
🟨83'
A. Goodwin ↑ A. Saint-Maximin ↓
🔄85'
🟨90+3'
Guilherme
Simulation
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBank of America Stadium, Charlotte
RefereeGuido Gonzales Jr, USA
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 23
StatusMatch Finished