Houston Dynamo FC faces Nashville SC in Playoff Push
HOUSTON (Sept. 26, 2025) – Houston Dynamo FC continue their push for the playoffs with a trip to face Nashville SC on Saturday, Sept. 27, in a cross-conference matchup at GEODIS Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT, and fans can follow the action live via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The Dynamo sit just one place and one point outside of the audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs line with three regular season matches remaining this season, including one home match and two road matches.
The Dynamo hold a 2-1-1 (WLD) record in their last four regular season matches versus Nashville, including victories in their last two meetings in 2022. Their most recent result at GEODIS park came in October 2022, when Houston earned a 2-1 victory behind a brace from former Dynamo forward Sebastian Ferreira.
One lineup note for this weekend is that defender Pablo Ortiz is suspended for yellow card accumulation.
Houston is coming off a massive 1-0 home victory over the Portland Timbers last weekend to earn three crucial points. The victory saw forward Ezequiel Ponce score his 10th goal of the season, while midfielder Jack McGlynn recorded his eighth MLS assist. McGlynn’s performance earned him MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday honors, while Ponce continues to lead the team in goals across all competitions with 12. The match also marked midfielder Júnior Urso’s 100th MLS regular season start and saw midfielder Diadié Samassékou make his MLS debut late in the match.
Along with Ponce leading the team with his 10 goals, McGlynn leads the team in distribution with his eight assists, followed by defender Griffin Dorsey with six.