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MLS: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City – Prediction, Stats & Odds

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Get some valuable betting insights into the Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City MLS matchup with the latest stats, expert tips, and the best odds.

An exciting MLS showdown awaits on Saturday as Sporting Kansas City goes toe-to-toe with Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium.

Sporting KC has been on a roll lately, having remained unbeaten in its last four MLS matches against Houston Dynamo (W3 D1). With only three points separating the 10th-placed visitors from their seventh-placed hosts in the Western Conference, the team from Kansas is determined to close the gap and secure a crucial win.

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Houston Dynamo FC Form

Houston Dynamo FC has been a bit bleak in the last three matches, although it opened with a 4-1 victory against San Jose Earthquakes. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-0 against Austin FC, before handing over all three points in a 1-0 defeat against Seattle Sounders FC. The Orange Crush won four of their previous six Major League Soccer games at the Shell Energy Stadium. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored 11 goals.

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City collected four points from a possible nine in the last three matches. An encounter with LA Galaxy brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Chicago Fire FC. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Vancouver Whitecaps by a 3-0 scoreline. In their last six Major League Soccer away matches, the Wizards failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn three and lost two, scoring seven while also conceding 11 times.

Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City Stats

Based on statistics from the last few matches played across all tournaments, here are some useful facts for betting on the upcoming game between Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City.

  • Houston Dynamo FC have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
  • Houston Dynamo FC have won 9 of the last 11 home matches
  • In 8 of the last 10 Houston Dynamo FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Houston Dynamo FC have won the last 4 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Houston Dynamo FC have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Sporting Kansas City have not won 18 of the last 19 away matches
  • In 12 of the last 14 Sporting Kansas City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sporting Kansas City have conceded in 12 of the last 14 matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 Sporting Kansas City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 matches Sporting Kansas City played, both teams scored

Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City – Players in Form

Let’s start with Houston, where the one and only Amine Bassi has led the team with eight goals this season, three of which came in the last six games. And over at Sporting KC, Alan Pulido is the one to watch. He has scored on eight occasions, with seven of his goals coming in the club’s past six outings.

Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips

Full-time result

In the last 10 home matches, Houston Dynamo FC dominated with seven wins and only one draw, but they did suffer two losses. Meanwhile, Sporting Kansas City struggled on the road, only managing to win one out of 10 games, with five draws and four losses. However, Houston will have its work cut out since Sporting KC has not lost to them in their last four meetings (W3 D1).

Both teams to score

In only three out of the last ten games did Houston Dynamo FC score the first goal of the match. Meanwhile, Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal in four out of the last ten away games.

Total goals

Houston Dynamo FC performed an average of 1.4 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, who scored 1.8 times on average in those matches.

Match predictions: Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City

To sum up, the upcoming match between Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City seems to be a good betting opportunity.

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