Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo, both of the Western Conference, face each other in the 5th round of the MLS season. The clash will take place live at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Colorado Rapids is currently 7th in the Western Conference with 5 points in 4 games and their records are: 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. While Houston Dynamo is currently 9th with 4 points in 3 games and their records are: 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
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Colorado Rapids will not feel too disappointed with their current form and results. After 4 games, they have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat and there's still a lot of room for improvement as the season is just starting.
Colorado Rapids played against Seattle Sounders away from home last weekend and by the end of the game, both sides were locked in a stalemate. In the game, Seattle Sounders went ahead in just 11 minutes while Colorado Rapids got the equalizer through Kevin Cabral in the 87th minute. The game ended shortly after with a 1-1 scoreline. The Rapids had good statistics in the game as they had 52% possession and registered 8 shots on target. They also created 4 big chances, they lost 3 of them and hit the woodwork once.
Colorado Rapids are not excellent yet but there's no reason why they can't do better in the coming games.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo had a tough couple of weeks when they lost for the first time in the league and then crashed out of the CONCACAF Champions League tournament in the round of 16. But their last game ended in a win over Portland Timbers. So, in their first 3 games of the MLS, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Houston Dynamo played a tough game against Portland Timbers last week and there was only 1 goal to separate both sides and it was scored by Ibrahim Aliyu in the 43rd minute. They were also quite average in the game according to the stats. They had 58% possession, 3 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They created 1 big chance and hit the woodwork once.
Houston Dynamo need a lot of confidence ahead of the trip to Colorado Rapids. The odds seem to be against them and they might need to outdo themselves to get a win.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo, The Rapids had 7 wins while Houston Dynamo had 5 wins and 8 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Both sides are looking quite timid and uninteresting in their style and we might have a boring game when they both face each other. Also a few goals is something to expect from this encounter.
Houston Dynamo are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings and both clubs scored in 8 of the last 10 meetings.
- Under 2.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds
- Under 2.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds
- Correct Score 1-1 at 6.50 Odds
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