Major League Soccer: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 3 match between New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo FC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

New England Revolution hope to live up to their early billing as the Major League Soccer title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Houston Dynamo FC over to the Gillette Stadium for a round 3 match.

Looking at the Major League Soccer standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and eight places.

Team form: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo FC

New England Revolution Form

A draw was the best New England Revolution could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 2-2 draw against Chicago Fire FC, before getting trounced 4-1 against Nashville SC. Last time out, more disappointment followed as New York Red Bulls ran out 1-0 winners. New England Revolution managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Houston Dynamo FC Form

In their last three matches, Houston Dynamo FC drew 0-0 with Sporting Kansas City, won 2-1 against Chicago Fire FC, and lost 0-2 against Los Angeles FC. Houston Dynamo FC only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting stats for New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo FC played across all tournaments.

Players in form: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo FC

With another Major League Soccer season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo FC. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular betting markets: New England Revolution vs Houston Dynamo FC

Full-time result

New England Revolution won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Gillette Stadium. They drew three and lost five as well, while Houston Dynamo FC won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. New England Revolution have not lost to Houston Dynamo FC in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, New England Revolution only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Houston Dynamo FC only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While New England Revolution managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Houston Dynamo FC kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. New England Revolution have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Houston Dynamo FC.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of New England Revolution’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Houston Dynamo FC, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.