Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City SC Prediction: The Saints have been unreliable so far!

Houston Dynamo will lock horns with St. Louis City an epic MLS fixture. Both clubs are playing in the western conference and are 6 points apart from each other. Houston Dynamo are ranked 5th in the conference, with 39 points, while Saint Louis City top the conference with 47 points. Houston Dynamo are coming off a goalless draw against LA Galaxy in their last game and they are currently unbeaten in their last 5 matches in the MLS.

St. Louis City however, lost their last game against Sporting Kansas City away from home and are eager to return to winning ways in order to maintain their top spot in the conference. St. Louis City won the previous meeting against Houston Dynamo and can come here with lots of confidence to do the double against this opposition.

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo are in a much better form compared to the visitors and that might be enough for them to get a positive result here. They only earned a point in their last game after playing a goalless draw with LA Galaxy away from home. They are currently unbeaten in their last 5 matches in the MLS. They won 3 and drew 2 of those 5 games. They won against Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew, and drew against Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy.

And at home, Houston Dynamo have won back-to-back games and are searching for a 3rd straight win here. Their last 5 home games ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Their last home game ended in a 2-0 win over Columbus Crew last month.

Houston Dynamo have played 27 matches so far this season and they won 11, drew 6 and lost 10 matches. They have a total of 39 points and a goal ratio of 36:31.

Streaks

• Houston Dynamo have not lost in their last 5 matches.
• Houston Dynamo have not conceded in their last 3 matches.
• Houston Dynamo scored first in 5/6 matches.
• Houston Dynamo won the first half in 5/6 matches.
• They saw less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

Saint Louis City

Saint Louis City have exceeded expectations in this campaign even though their records has been far from perfect so far. They sit at the very top of the Western Conference, six points clear off second place Seattle Sounders. Out of their 27 matches played so far, they managed to win 15, draw 2 and lose 10 and they have 47 points in total.

Saint Louis City have lost twice in their last 5 MLS games, winning the remaining three games. They lost against Orlando City SC and Sporting Kansas City, while winning against Inter Miami CF, Austin FC and FC Dallas. And away from home, they have lost their last 3 matches. They won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 away matches in a row in the MLS.

Saint Louis City were up against Sporting Kansas City away from home in their last match and they lost 2-1. Samuel Adeniran gave the Saints the opening goal in the 22nd minute, but Sporting Kansas City replied with 2 goals from Alan Pulido in the 31st and 44th minute. The game remained that way all through the second half and eventually ended in a defeat for the Saints.

Streaks

• Saint Louis City are without a clean sheet in their last 6 matches.
• Saint Louis City have seen more than 2.5 goals in 8/8 matches.
• Both teams have scored in 5/6 of their matches.
• They have seen more than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches.
• They have played more than 10.5 corners in 5/7 matches.

Head to Head

Saint Louis City have faced Houston Dynamo only once before now and they won that fixture 3-0 back in june.

Expert Betting Tips

According to Analysis, Houston Dynamo have scored 36 goals and conceded 31 goals in the MLS. They average 1.3 goals per game and their conversion rate is 12%, while conceding an average of 1.1 goals per game and they have 11 clean sheets. They also average 4.0 corners per game.

St. Louis City have scored 53 goals and conceded 35 goals in the MLS. They average 2.0 goals per game and their conversion rate is 14%, while conceding an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have 7 clean sheets. They also average 5.1 corners per game.

• 2nd Half Over 1.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Last Goal Time 77-90 Minutes at 1.93 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 8.50 Odds