New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo Prediction: New England will earn at least a draw.

New England Revolution had an excellent start to the new campaign by holding onto a 1-0 win against Charlotte FC away from home in the first round. In this match, they face Houston Dynamo for the second round on their home ground. Houston Dynamo lost 2-1 to FC Cincinnati in the first round and there's an opportunity for them to pick up their first win of the new season and get into the business.

New England Revolution (Form Guide: WWLWL)

New England's win against Charlotte FC in the first round came as a shock really because they were not too convincing during the pre-season warm up games. The game was tight and it looked like a draw until Henry Kessler slotted the only goal of the match in the 89th minute. 

During the pre-season, New England Revolution played 4 matches and they had 2 wins and 2 losses. First they lost 2-0 to Philadelphia Union and then won 1-0 against Nashville. Then they tasted a 4-0 defeat against FC Cincinnati and on the final pre-season game, they won Orlando City 1-0.

 In their last 5 matches, New England Revolution had 3 wins and 2 losses. 

In 10/10 matches, New England have seen less than 4.5 cards shown and in ⅘ matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played. New England Revolution's win in the first round leaves them in 7th spot in the Eastern Conference. They will aim to move higher with another win in this game.

Houston Dynamo (Form Guide: LWDDL)

Houston Dynamo lost their first league opener by a 2-1 scoreline against FC Cincinnati. They were also not really convincing during pre-season, so it comes as a little surprise that they started with a defeat. Against Cincinnati Tate Schmitt scored their only goal to draw them level after Sergio Santos opened the scoring for the hosts after just 19 minutes. In the second half, Cincinnati got ahead in the 48th minute as Obinna Nwobodo scored for the hosts. 

During the pre-season, Houston Dynamo recorded 1 win and 2 draws in all 3 matches. They played a blank 0-0 against Pumas UNAM and then a 2-2 draw against CF Montreal. They got their only win of the pre-season against FC Dallas. The match ended 2-0 in favor of Houston Dynamo.

Houston Dynamo had 2 losses, 2 draws and 1 win in their last 5 matches. 

In 6/8 matches, Houston Dynamo had seen more than 2.5 goals scored and both teams scoring. In 8/8 matches, they had also seen less than 4.5 cards and in ⅘ matches, they had seen less than 10.5 corners. The first defeat leaves Houston Dynamo in 9th place in the Western Conference.

Head to Head

New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo have faced each other 20 times before now. New England Revolution lead the head to head with 10 wins, while Houston Dynamo had 6 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Houston Dynamo are without a clean sheet in the last 4 matches against New England Revolution and both teams had seen less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

The season is still a long way to go and it's very difficult to predict which team will make it with positive results in the first five matches. I think both teams are still adjusting to the new season. New England Revolution will play better naturally because they have the advantage of playing at home and Houston Dynamo have to play the second away match in a row. Houston Dynamo will try to get a draw from the match, but that depends on New England Revolution.

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.66 Odd
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score No at 1.70 Odds