Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 31 match between Houston Dynamo FC and Portland Timbers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Portland Timbers go up against Houston Dynamo FC on Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Shell Energy Stadium.
The Houston Dynamo FC go into the game in rank 12 in the Western Conference, while the Portland Timbers rank 6 in the Western Conference.
Team form: Houston Dynamo FC vs Portland Timbers
Houston Dynamo FC Form
In their last three matches, Houston Dynamo FC beat St. Louis City 2-3, drew 1-1 with LA Galaxy, before losing 2-1 against Colorado Rapids. Houston Dynamo FC claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.
Portland Timbers Form
Portland Timbers have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw with San Diego FC. This was followed by another draw with Minnesota United, this time 1-1, before they outclassed New York Red Bulls by 2-1. Portland Timbers claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to three.
Betting stats and facts for Houston Dynamo FC and Portland Timbers
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Houston Dynamo FC and Portland Timbers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 7 Houston Dynamo FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Houston Dynamo FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Houston Dynamo FC have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Houston Dynamo FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Houston Dynamo FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Portland Timbers matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Portland Timbers away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Portland Timbers away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Portland Timbers matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Portland Timbers away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Shell Energy Stadium across all tournaments Houston Dynamo FC won two times, drew two and lost six times. Portland Timbers claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Houston Dynamo FC have not lost to Portland Timbers in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Houston Dynamo FC only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Portland Timbers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Houston Dynamo FC games Portland Timbers should be able to score at least once this coming Sunday as Houston Dynamo FC failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Portland Timbers managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Houston Dynamo FC have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Portland Timbers.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Houston Dynamo FC, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Portland Timbers’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Houston Dynamo FC failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.
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