MLS CUP PLAYOFFS
LAFC - Houston Dynamo: times, how to watch on TV, stream online | MLS Cup Playoffs
The MLS Cup holders take on the US Open Cup winners in the Western Conference final at BMO Stadium on Saturday.
LAFC host Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening for a place in the 2023 MLS Cup.
Both teams have impressed this season and boast a potent mix of exuberant talent and top-level experience in their squads. LAFC have been led by MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga this season, who’s 37 goals in all competitions puts his just one goal shy of the all-time MLS record.
For Houston the big star this season has been Hector Herrera, the former Atletico Madrid midfielder who joined midway through the 2022 campaign. He struggled initially but Herrera has shown his class under Ben Olsen this year and has contributed 19 assists from midfield.
Bouanga and Herrera have been two of the best players in MLS this season and either could easily be the match-winner in the Western Conference final.
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What time does LAFC - Houston Dynamo start?
The game between LAFC and Houston Dynamo will be played on Saturday, 2 December with kick off at 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT.
How can I watch LAFC - Houston Dynamo?
Every single MLS and MLS Cup Playoffs game this season will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+.
Watch the game live on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass
Follow LAFC - Houston Dynamo live with AS USA
We we be providing live minute-by-minute coverage of LAFC vs Houston Dynamo right here. Our MLS coverage this Saturday will begin will begin with the Eastern Conference final between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew, before attentions turn to the West.
Live text updates from LAFC vs Houston Dynamo will begin around one hour before kick-off.
Who’s the ref for LAFC - Houston Dynamo?
The Western Conference final will be officiated by Victor Rivas, who was recently named 2023 MLS Referee of the Year. He debuted in the league in 2018 and has gone on to oversee 82 MLS regular-season games.
Last season he served as fourth official for the Eastern Conference final between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC.
Form guide for LAFC - Houston Dynamo
Let's have a look at the most recent games for these two teams:
LAFC recent results
- LAFC 1-0 Seattle Sounders
- Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 LAFC
- LAFC 5-2 Vancouver Whitecaps
- Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 LAFC
- Austin FC 2-5 LAFC
Houston Dynamo recent results
- Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting KC
- Houston Dynamo 1-1 Real Salt Lake (Houston on pens)
- Real Salt Lake 1-1 Houston Dynamo (RSL on pens)
- Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake
- Portland Timbers 1-3 Houston Dynamo
LAFC - Houston Dynamo prediction
The Western Conference final looks perfectly balanced, despite each team taking very different routes to make it to this stage. Steve Cherundolo’s LAFC are the reigning MLS Cup holders and can call upon the league’s most prolific marksman to help them retain the title. For Houston, this was supposed to be a season of renewal and gradual progress under new boss Ben Olsen. But they have exceeded pre-season expectations and will provide stern opposition for LAFC.
Houston have already gone to penalties twice in this season’s MLS Cup Playoffs. We think they’ll do the same on Saturday, but the Dynamo’s luck may be about to run out.
Prediction: LAFC 1-1 Houston Dynamo (LAFC to win on pens)
