Houston Dynamo VS FC Dallas Match Prediction

FC Dallas have a slight edge in the head to head over the course of the 33 matches played so far.  They have won 13 times to 11 for the Dynamo, and there have been nine draws.  Here's a look at the last five meetings:

May 28, 2017: FCD 0-0 Dynamo
Aug 27, 2016: Dynamo 1-3 FCD
Jul 20, 2016: Dynamo 0-1 FCD (US Open Cup)
Jun 2, 2016: FCD 1-1 Dynamo
Mar 12, 2016: Dynamo 5-0 FCD

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Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas Betting Tips and Odds

Bovada have the following odds available for this match:

Houston Dynamo are at -115 to win, a draw is at +260, and an FC Dallas win is at +305.

Reason:

The bookmakers have the Dynamo as favorites because they are the home team in this match.  IF the roles were reversed, the odds would just about be flipped as they are awful away from home.  But they will be at home here, and they boast a good draw with FCD recently to back these odds up.

Houston Dynamo vs FC Dallas Prediction

Houston gets a win at home over their in-state rivals after a very hard fought match.

Correct Score Prediction: Houston Dynamo 2-1 FC Dallas

Team News

Wilmer Cabrera will continue to be without center midfielders George Malki and Eric Alexander due to injuries.

Key Man

Erick 'Cubo' Torres is looking down at all but two players on the current goals scoring table, and he will look to change that in this match.  The Mexican international has scored 10 goals for Houston, with the majority of those coming in front of his home fans.  Cubo was left out of the Mexico squads recently, and will be wanting to change all of that.  He could do it with more big goals here.

Team Form

Houston have two draws, two wins, and a loss in their last five matches.  They drew 0-0 away to FC Dallas before winning 5-1 at home over Real Salt Lake.  They then lost 1-0 away to Seattle before winning 2-3 away in extra time to North Carolina FC in the US Open Cup.  Last weekend, they drew 2-2 away to LA Galaxy.

Houston Dynamo Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Team News

Oscar Pareja will be without center back Walker Zimmermann, who has an MCL injury currently.

Key Man

Former Timbers striker Max Urruti has found a great home with FC Dallas, and has gotten off to a strong start to the 2017 season.  In 13 matches, the Argentine has scored eight goals and provided two assists.  The 26 year old is a threat to score all kinds of goals, so he is a great complement to the players that Pareja has around him.

Team Form

FC Dallas have two draws, two wins, and a loss in their last five matches.  They drew 0-0 at home to the Dynamo before winning 6-2 at home over Real Salt Lake.  A 2-0 away loss to Portland came before a 2-1 home win over Tulsa Roughnecks in the US Open Cup.  Last weekend, they drew 1-1 away against Vancouver Whitecaps.

FC Dallas Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-4-2

Both sides come into this match with a total of 24 points so far. Dallas had done well at the start of the season, but they have cooled off a lot lately. Houston, on the other hand, have been consistent. They are great home, but basically are a terrible side away from home. That makes this match a tough task for FC Dallas, who didn\'t even manage to defeat this Houston side when they met recently. Dallas will almost surely get back on track before too much longer, but the chances of it being this Friday are small.

Houston are unbeaten at home in their eight matches so far, earning a total of 22 points from 24.