Houston have recorded 29 expected goals (xG) across 27 Major League Soccer games in 2026, averaging 1.1 per match. M. Bogusz leads the squad with 7 expected goals (xG) - 0.29 per game. Guilherme is next with 6.
Over their last 10 games, Houston are averaging 1.1 expected goals (xG) per match - M. Bogusz leads that period with 3. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Houston vs Minnesota on 11.10.2026.
Houston average 1.1 expected goals (xG) per Major League Soccer game in 2026, based on 27 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.1 per match.
M. Bogusz leads Houston for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 7 in Major League Soccer - an average of 0.29 per game. Guilherme is second with 6.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Houston's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.
Houston have taken 9.9 points more than their chances warranted over 27 games: +4.2 goals against their xG, and +4.5 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/ | 27 | 29.79 | 34 | +4.21 | 36.49 | 32 | +4.49 | 34.11 | 44 | +9.89 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 11.58 | 9 | -2.58 | 15.65 | 8 | +7.65 | 11.85 | 15 | +3.15 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 6.29 | 4 | -2.29 | 10.00 | 6 | +4.00 | 5.28 | 5 | -0.28 |
| Home | 14 | 15.79 | 17 | +1.21 | 19.29 | 12 | +7.29 | 17.87 | 27 | +9.13 |
| Away | 13 | 14.00 | 17 | +3.00 | 17.20 | 20 | -2.80 | 16.24 | 17 | +0.76 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | Major League Soccer | Sporting KC (H) | 0-2 | 1.45 | 1.74 | 1.20 | 0 | L |
| 20 Sep | Major League Soccer | Cincinnati (H) | 2-2 | 1.34 | 4.37 | 0.26 | 1 | L |
| 13 Sep | Major League Soccer | San Jose (A) | 1-0 | 0.93 | 1.40 | 1.02 | 0 | L |
| 10 Sep | Major League Soccer | RSL (H) | 2-1 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.32 | 3 | L |
| 5 Sep | Major League Soccer | Charlotte (A) | 0-0 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 1.48 | 1 | W |
| 30 Aug | Major League Soccer | San Jose (H) | 0-0 | 0.60 | 1.43 | 0.74 | 1 | L |
| 23 Aug | Major League Soccer | St. Louis (A) | 2-1 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.53 | 0 | W |
| 20 Aug | Major League Soccer | Vancouver (A) | 0-1 | 0.70 | 1.47 | 0.80 | 3 | L |
| 16 Aug | Major League Soccer | LA Galaxy (H) | 1-0 | 1.32 | 1.01 | 1.58 | 3 | W |
| 8 Aug | Major League Soccer | New England (A) | 0-2 | 1.11 | 0.42 | 1.92 | 3 | W |
| 2 Aug | Major League Soccer | Sporting KC (A) | 0-2 | 1.14 | 0.29 | 2.07 | 3 | W |
| 26 Jul | Major League Soccer | Austin (H) | 3-0 | 1.23 | 0.91 | 1.59 | 3 | W |
| 23 Jul | Major League Soccer | DC United (H) | 1-1 | 1.20 | 0.57 | 1.86 | 1 | W |
| 24 May | Major League Soccer | LA Galaxy (A) | 1-1 | 0.56 | 2.90 | 0.25 | 1 | L |
| 17 May | Major League Soccer | Vancouver (H) | 1-0 | 1.08 | 0.67 | 1.67 | 3 | W |
| 14 May | Major League Soccer | RSL (A) | 3-0 | 0.86 | 0.66 | 1.49 | 0 | W |
| 11 May | Major League Soccer | LAFC (A) | 1-4 | 0.88 | 1.60 | 0.87 | 3 | L |
| 3 May | Major League Soccer | Colorado (H) | 1-0 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 1.48 | 3 | D |
| 26 Apr | Major League Soccer | Austin (A) | 2-0 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 1.40 | 0 | W |
| 23 Apr | Major League Soccer | San Diego (H) | 1-0 | 0.78 | 1.26 | 0.99 | 3 | L |
| 18 Apr | Major League Soccer | Orlando City (A) | 0-1 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 3 | L |
| 12 Apr | Major League Soccer | Colorado (A) | 6-2 | 1.99 | 2.17 | 1.29 | 0 | L |
| 5 Apr | Major League Soccer | Seattle (H) | 0-1 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 1.46 | 0 | W |
| 22 Mar | Major League Soccer | Dallas (A) | 4-3 | 0.94 | 1.78 | 0.83 | 0 | L |
| 15 Mar | Major League Soccer | Portland (H) | 3-2 | 1.49 | 2.39 | 0.89 | 3 | L |
| 1 Mar | Major League Soccer | LAFC (H) | 0-2 | 1.29 | 1.52 | 1.22 | 0 | L |
| 22 Feb | Major League Soccer | Chicago Fire (H) | 2-1 | 0.89 | 0.56 | 1.61 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme | attacker | 26 | 2218 | 6.30 | 14 | +7.70 | 0.26 |
| Lawrence Ennali | attacker | 27 | 2206 | 1.43 | 3 | +1.57 | 0.06 |
| Jack McGlynn | midfielder | 18 | 1375 | 0.64 | 2 | +1.36 | 0.04 |
| Franco Negri | defender | 15 | 758 | 0.23 | 1 | +0.77 | 0.03 |
| Agustin Resch | defender | 23 | 1675 | 0.24 | 1 | +0.76 | 0.01 |
| Erik Sviatchenko | defender | 10 | 628 | 0.29 | 1 | +0.71 | 0.04 |
| Ibrahim Aliyu | attacker | 20 | 598 | 1.32 | 2 | +0.68 | 0.20 |
| Héctor Herrera | midfielder | 26 | 1492 | 1.62 | 2 | +0.38 | 0.10 |
| Felipe Andrade | defender | 21 | 1758 | 1.02 | 1 | -0.02 | 0.05 |
| AgustÃn Bouzat | midfielder | 23 | 1255 | 1.22 | 1 | -0.22 | 0.09 |
| Nick Markanich | attacker | 8 | 103 | 0.58 | 0 | -0.58 | 0.50 |
| Lucas Halter | defender | 15 | 1296 | 0.81 | 0 | -0.81 | 0.06 |
| Ondrej Lingr | midfielder | 17 | 455 | 0.84 | 0 | -0.84 | 0.17 |
| Antônio Carlos | defender | 17 | 1393 | 0.88 | 0 | -0.88 | 0.06 |
| Mateusz Bogusz | midfielder | 26 | 2245 | 7.36 | 6 | -1.36 | 0.29 |
| Ezequiel Ponce | attacker | 17 | 1117 | 3.48 | 0 | -3.48 | 0.28 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 41.4 | 55 | 35.4 | 21 | 40.3 | 60 | +19.7 |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 29.8 | 34 | 36.5 | 32 | 34.1 | 44 | +9.9 |
| 3 | New England | 27 | 42.9 | 45 | 40.6 | 36 | 38.1 | 46 | +7.9 |
| 4 | Dallas | 27 | 40.4 | 50 | 35.9 | 42 | 40.5 | 47 | +6.5 |
| 5 | Austin | 27 | 27.9 | 35 | 53 | 47 | 25 | 31 | +6 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 27 | 42.7 | 47 | 43.6 | 38 | 37.1 | 43 | +5.9 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 27 | 51.4 | 64 | 44.7 | 50 | 41.4 | 46 | +4.6 |
| 8 | St. Louis City | 27 | 42.1 | 48 | 32.6 | 36 | 43.1 | 47 | +3.9 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 27 | 40.8 | 48 | 52.2 | 64 | 32.3 | 34 | +1.7 |
| 10 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41.5 | 43 | 40.3 | 30 | 39.4 | 41 | +1.6 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 26 | 48 | 46 | 38.2 | 38 | 40.6 | 42 | +1.4 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 27 | 50.6 | 49 | 37 | 39 | 43.7 | 45 | +1.3 |
| 13 | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 39.7 | 35 | 40.7 | 35 | 36.8 | 38 | +1.2 |
| 14 | New York RB | 27 | 42.5 | 34 | 52.5 | 51 | 31.9 | 33 | +1.1 |
| 15 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 42.6 | 37 | 47.1 | 44 | 36.1 | 36 | -0.1 |
| 16 | Toronto | 27 | 33.4 | 39 | 43.2 | 51 | 31.2 | 29 | -2.2 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 26 | 47.5 | 55 | 49.4 | 64 | 35.3 | 33 | -2.3 |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | 58.6 | 59 | 26.7 | 26 | 52.7 | 50 | -2.7 |
| 19 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 37.4 | 40 | 40.4 | 44 | 34.9 | 32 | -2.9 |
| 20 | DC United | 26 | 39.9 | 34 | 43.7 | 42 | 33.6 | 30 | -3.6 |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 27 | 40.9 | 38 | 32.3 | 38 | 40.1 | 36 | -4.1 |
| 22 | New York City | 27 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 37.6 | 33 | -4.6 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 40.8 | 48 | 43.6 | 51 | 36.9 | 32 | -4.9 |
| 24 | Sporting KC | 27 | 31.4 | 32 | 54.2 | 65 | 26 | 21 | -5 |
| 25 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 53.8 | 54 | 38.6 | 44 | 45.1 | 39 | -6.1 |
| 26 | San Diego | 27 | 41.8 | 47 | 44.1 | 47 | 38.2 | 32 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Atlanta United | 27 | 38.4 | 32 | 43 | 45 | 34.6 | 27 | -7.6 |
| 28 | Columbus Crew | 27 | 36.4 | 39 | 32.8 | 43 | 38.6 | 29 | -9.6 |
| 29 | Minnesota United | 27 | 46.9 | 40 | 44.2 | 49 | 40.2 | 29 | -11.2 |
| 30 | CF Montréal | 27 | 39.7 | 34 | 45 | 54 | 35.3 | 24 | -11.3 |