Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans: Prediction
Winless Los Angeles Chargers host the Houston Texans at SoFi Stadium in NFL Round 9 on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Form, head to head and our prediction.
Bottom of the table at SoFi Stadium
The Los Angeles Chargers host the Houston Texans in Round 9 of the 2026 NFL season on Sunday, 8 November 2026, with kick-off at 21:05 UTC (16:05 ET) at SoFi Stadium.
The Chargers sit 32nd of 32 after losing all seven of their games, scoring 99 points and conceding 175. The Texans are 25th, with two wins and five defeats from seven games, having scored 165 points and allowed 170.
Form guide
The Chargers arrive on a run of five straight defeats. Most recently they lost 9-24 away to the Los Angeles Rams on 1 November, after a 6-22 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs and a 17-23 home defeat to the Denver Broncos. Before that came losses of 23-30 at the Seattle Seahawks and 16-24 at the Buffalo Bills.
The Texans' form reads LWWLL. Their latest outing was a 21-27 home defeat to the New York Giants on 25 October, which ended a two-game winning streak built on a 34-31 victory at the Jacksonville Jaguars and a 26-3 win at the Tennessee Titans. Earlier they lost 30-34 at home to the Dallas Cowboys and 17-19 away to the Indianapolis Colts.
Head to head
The Texans lead the last five meetings with three wins to the Chargers' two. The most recent encounter, on 14 August 2026 in Houston, went the Chargers' way 27-7.
On 27 December 2025 the Texans won 20-16 in Los Angeles, and on 11 January 2025 they beat the Chargers 32-12 at home. The Chargers won 34-24 in Houston on 2 October 2022, while the Texans took a 41-29 home win on 26 December 2021.
Key numbers
Across all competitions the Chargers have played 10, won 1 and lost 9, scoring 161 points and conceding 243 without a clean sheet. Their attack has struggled lately, with no more than 23 points in any of their last five games.
The Texans have played 10 in all competitions, winning 2 and losing 8, with 205 points scored and 235 conceded. They have scored at least 17 points in each of their last five games, including 34 at Jacksonville.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model, which weighs points per game, points difference, recent form and home advantage, gives the Houston Texans a 73% chance of winning against 27% for the Los Angeles Chargers, with 0% for a draw. The pick is the Texans, with high confidence.
The Chargers' winless record and five-game losing run outweigh home advantage, while the Texans have the stronger scoring output this season. This is an estimate from our model, not a guarantee.
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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