Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo FC who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
St. Louis City welcome Houston Dynamo FC this coming Sunday in the Major League Soccer, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 21 match.
The St. Louis City enter the game ranked 6 in the Western Conference, while the Houston Dynamo FC are 1 in the Western Conference.
Team form: St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo FC
St. Louis City Form
St. Louis City go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake. They went on to beat San Jose Earthquakes 1-3, before sharing the spoils with Sporting Kansas City in a 1-1 draw. St. Louis City won four of their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 12 goals.
Houston Dynamo FC Form
Houston Dynamo FC are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. New England Revolution got left behind in a 0-2 win, before LA Galaxy got hammered in a 1-0 victory. Vancouver Whitecaps was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Houston Dynamo FC. Houston Dynamo FC came through their last six away games in the Major League Soccer with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded five.
Betting facts for St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo FC
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between St. Louis City and Houston Dynamo FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- St. Louis City have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 St. Louis City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- St. Louis City have won 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- St. Louis City have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 St. Louis City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Houston Dynamo FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Houston Dynamo FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Houston Dynamo FC have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Houston Dynamo FC have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Houston Dynamo FC have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo FC
It has been an excellent season for Guilherme Augusto who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. Houston Dynamo FC are looking to him against St. Louis City, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Popular markets: St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo FC
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Energizer Park across all tournaments St. Louis City won five times, drew three and lost two times. Houston Dynamo FC claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. St. Louis City have gone through an impressive 10 games now without losing even once. St. Louis City did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Houston Dynamo FC won their last 5 matches.
Both teams to score
St. Louis City scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Impressively, Houston Dynamo FC scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Houston Dynamo FC have won-to-nil in 5 consecutive games. Houston Dynamo FC were able to win six of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. St. Louis City have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Houston Dynamo FC.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for St. Louis City, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Houston Dynamo FC, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. St. Louis City were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches. Houston Dynamo FC won without conceding a goal in their last six matches.
