Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: Houston Dynamo are formidable at home

Houston Dynamo have suffered back-to-back defeats against Austin FC and Seattle Sounders and now in this match they are back playing at home against Sporting Kansas City. They will be eager to fix their issues that has seen them go from being unbeaten in 4 matches to losing 2 games in a row.

Sporting Kansas City are in a similar situation as the hosts despite grabbing a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps. They will need to work hard to grab another win against a desperate Houston Dynamo side.

Houston Dynamo are 14th on the MLS table with 27 points, while Sporting Kansas City are 19th with 24 points.

Houston Dynamo are back struggling as their latest result shows. They once were on a 4-match win streak against Chicago Fire, Los Angeles and San Jose Earthquakes but they faced back-to-back defeats against Austin FC and Seattle Sounders.

Houston Dynamo Dynamo have been a very strong team while playing at home according to the records. They played 9 games at home, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing just 1. Their last 5 home games ended in 1 draw, 1 defeat and 3 wins. They held Real Salt Lake to a 0-0 draw before falling to a 1-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders. Then they won three games in a row against Austin FC, Los Angeles and San Jose Earthquakes.

Houston Dynamo’s most recent game ended in a 1-0 defeat against Seattle Sounders away from home. Houston Dynamo lost any hope of earning any positive result from the game after Micael was shown a red card in the 62nd minute. 5 minutes later, Albert Rusnak scored the only goal to give Seattle Sounders a close 1-0 win.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (8/10), more than 4.5 cards (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Sporting Kansas City put their 3-match winless streak with a 3-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps but they are aware they need to put in a lot of effort to get another win here. Their last 5 games ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They beat Austin FC 4-1 and then lost 2-1 to Los Angeles FC, before holding LA Galaxy to a 2-2 draw. Then they lost 1-0 to Chicago Fire before beating Vancouver Whitecaps in their last match.

Their away form this season is really poor according to the away ranking. They played 11 games away from home and they had 1 win, 5 draws and 5 defeats in those games. Currently they have failed to win in their last 4 away matches. Since the 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders away from home, they have drawn games against Los Angeles, Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy. And then they lost 4-0 to Saint Louis City SC.

Their most recent game ended in a win over Vancouver Whitecaps. Remi Walter and Alan Pulido scored the opening goals in the 33rd and 47th minute to put Sporting Kansas City ahead. And in the 53rd minute Erik Thommy scored the third goal to seal the 3-0 win over The Whitecaps.

Team streak: more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (6/8), first to score (6/7), first half winner (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (8/10), less than 10.5 corners (6/8).

Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City have played 20 times against each other. Sporting Kansas City won 10 games, while Houston Dynamo won 7 games and 3 games ended in a draw.

• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 meetings.

According to analysis, Houston Dynamo have scored 24 goals and conceded 26 goals in 20 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 11.2 shots per game with 3.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.1 corners per game and take up 48.7% possession on average. On the defense, they have 7 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas City have scored 26 goals and conceded 30 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.2 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 1.5 big chances per game and take a total of 13.8 shots per game with 5.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.2 corners per game and take up 52.3% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Houston Dynamo Win at 2.14 Odds
• Houston Dynamo Win at 2.13 Odds
• Correct Score 2-0 at 11.00 Odds