18 July 2024, 05:30
Earthquakes Stadium, San Jose, USA
San Jose Earthquakes are back in action this week as they prepare to take on Houston Dynamo at the Earthquakes Stadium. They played on this ground earlier this week and it ended in a defeat against Sporting Kansas City. The Earthquakes have been in a poor run for months now and no one is really giving them a chance in this match against Houston Dynamo. And for Houston Dynamo, they are coming off a draw in their last game and they are now without a win in their last 2 matches. They are anxious to get back to winning ways and the Earthquakes might just be the right opposition they need.
According to the current standings, Houston Dynamo is 8th on the western conference table with 31 points while San Jose Earthquakes is 14th with 14 points.
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San Jose Earthquakes are coming into another round with literally no hope they can win as their past records show a long streak of poor results that has lingered for months. They did manage to beat the Chicago Fire last week, but they went on to lose their last match after that. Now they turn their attention to Houston Dynamo and the odds are once again against them.
San Jose’s last 5 results were: 1 win and 4 defeats (LLLWL), and at home they recorded a similar result. Across 10 league matches, San Jose Earthquakes recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 8 defeats (LDLLLLLLWL).
San Jose Earthquakes’ last match was against Sporting Kansas City and they lost 2-1 in the end. They managed to stay without conceding in the first half, but then they conceded twice in the second half (48’ & 57’) and then they got a goal themselves through an own goal by Khiry Shelton in the 82nd minute. The game ended after that and San Jose were condemned to a 2-1 defeat. According to stats, San Jose Earthquakes had 50% possession, 0 big chances, 2 goalkeeper saves, 8 corner kicks and 1 shot on target.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo are not doing so well themselves and they need a good result in this match. They drew their last match against Minnesota United at home and prior to that, they lost to Salt Lake. Now they turn their attention to San Jose Earthquakes and they hope to take all 3 points from the Earthquakes, who are considered one of the poorest teams in the league.
Houston Dynamo’s record shows that in their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (DWWLD), and their away record shows 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats (LDDWL). Finally, in the last 10 matches, Houston Dynamo recorded 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats (DLWDDDWWLD).
Houston Dynamo managed to snatch a point in their last match against Minnesota United at home. The deadlock was broken late in the game and Minnesota United took the lead in the 70th minute and then Sebastian Ferreira equalized for Houston Dynamo in the 82nd minute, and the game ended as a draw. According to stats, Houston Dynamo managed 68% possession, 0 big chances, 1 goalkeeper saves, 8 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.
Head to Head
In the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Houston Dynamo won 13 matches, while San Jose won 4 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.
H2H Streaks
San Jose is without a clean sheet in 7 matches
Houston Dynamo is without a clean sheet in 12 matches
5/5 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
Both teams scored in 7/7 matches
6/7 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards
7/9 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners
Expert Betting Tips
The balance tilts towards a Houston Dynamo win and that is no surprise at all. At the rate of San Jose’s deteriorating form, it is only usual to bet against them in any match. Despite Houston Dynamo not playing such a glamorous style, they are still the favorites to win this game and that’s fair. The h2h shows this fixture had been exciting in the past and both sides have managed to bag a goal or two in those encounters, and Houston Dynamo is undoubtedly the dominant force with 13 wins in the last 20 meetings. However, there’s a tendency we could see a tight affair with maybe a goal or two at most because both clubs are not really at their finests form at the moment.
- 3 Way Total Over 9 Corners at 1.6 Odds
- 1-2 Multi Goals at 1.96 Odds
- Over 4 Cards at 1.66 Odds
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