Houston Dynamo return to the BBVA Compass Stadium for their next MLS assignment against Minnesota United. Houston Dynamo saw their beautiful unbeaten run come to an end in their last game against Real Salt Lake. It was always going to happen someday and they fought hard in that game but came up a goal short. Now they head back home to host Minnesota United. And for Minnesota United, the woes and misery continued as they left yet another disappointing result in their last match. The club had not tasted a win since their 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City last month and now they head to the BBVA Stadium to face Houston Dynamo this week.
The league table shows Houston Dynamo is 8th on the western conference table with 30 points and Minnesota United is 10th with 29 points.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo can not feel too disappointed with the result of the last game against Real Salt Lake. It was tough on the team to end a long unbeaten run while being so close to picking up a draw, but there’s still an indication that the team can hit those previous levels sooner rather than later. They welcome a very troubled Minnesota United team to the BBVA Stadium and the odds are looking really good for the Houston Dynamo.
Houston Dynamo’s recent form shows 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches (DDWWL), and at home stats show 2 wins and 3 draws (DDWDW). Across 10 matches, Houston Dynamo recorded 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats (LDLWDDDWWL).
Houston Dynamo’s last game against Real Salt Lake ended in a 3-2 defeat for Dynamo. Houston had the opening goal in the 8th minute through Ibrahim Aliyu but by the 42nd minute they were behind 2-1. And in the 54th minute, the game was leveled as Dynamo were awarded an own goal, but Minnesota United struck again in the 67th minute to go ahead 3-2 and the game stayed that way until the end. Houston’s stats during the game were: 55% possession, 2 big chances, 4 goalkeeper saves, 2 corner kicks and 2 shots on target.
Minnesota United
Minnesota United continue to struggle for their lives week after week and it looks like there’s no end for the troubles. They fell to another defeat against LA Galaxy away from home last week and now they head into another away game against Houston Dynamo. Minnesota United are most certainly not through the storms and a different approach may need to be employed to turn things around.
According to the latest results, Minnesota United lost their last 6 matches in a row and are without a win in the last 7 (DLLLLLL). Away from home, stats show they lost 6 straight games and across 10 league games they recorded 1 win, 2 draws and 7 defeats (DLWDLLLLLL).
Minnesota United played their last match against LA Galaxy and they were defeated 2-1 in the end. They conceded in the 25th minute and in the 32nd minute they had a goal canceled by VAR. Finally, Minnesota United leveled the game in the 73rd minute through Teemu Pukki’s effort but LA Galaxy snatched a late win in the 90th minute to end the game 2-1. According to stats Minnesota United had 39% possession, 1 big chance, 2 goalkeeper saves, 6 corner kicks and 7 shots on target.
Head to Head
In 20 meetings between both clubs, Minnesota United had 10 wins while Houston Dynamo had 7 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw
H2H Streaks
5/6 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
8/10 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards
5/7 matches ended with more than 10.5 corners
Expert Betting Tips
With Minnesota’s losing spree, there’s no chance anyone considers them to win this game or any game for that matter. The odds are looking good for a Houston Dynamo bounce-Back win and it’s a solid pick. Houston Dynamo kept a 6-match unbeaten streak prior to the defeat against Salt Lake last week and that sort of record only makes them confident that they can bounce back. We’re going all-in for Houston Dynamo’s win.
- Houston Dynamo to Win at 1.68 Odds
- Houston Dynamo to Win and Over 1.5 Goal at 1.82 Odds
- Houston Dynamo to Win 2-1 at 8.50 Odds