FC Dallas VS Houston Dynamo Match Prediction
- 2017-05-29
- 00:00:00
FC Dallas will win this match.
Houston and Dallas are evenly matched in MLS fixtures, though Dallas have won the last two fixtures - both at Houston. At Dallas, Houston have not won since September 2011. Here are the results of their last five games:
Aug 28, 2016: Houston Dynamo 1-3 FC Dallas
Jul 21, 2016: Houston Dynamo 0-1 FC Dallas
Jun 03, 2016: FC Dallas 1-1 Houston Dynamo
Mar 13, 2016: Houston Dynamo 5-0 FC Dallas
Oct 04, 2015: FC Dallas 4-1 Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo's terrible away record is unlikely to end against FC Dallas, who with their key players rested in midweek should return fresh and ready to get back to winning ways.
Bet365 are offering 3/5 on an FC Dallas home win, and have priced the draw at 3/1. A first Houston Dynamo away win of the season is priced at 17/4.
Both teams to score has been set at 3/4 for yes and evens for no with Bet365, despite Houston's poor away record in front of goal.
FC Dallas may have suffered a slight blip recently, but Houston's poor away form makes the hosts clear favourites.
Dallas chose to rest several players for the trip to Chicago, and with only Paxton Pomykal and Mauro Diaz unavailable they are likely to be back to full strength for Monday's game.
Maximiliano Urruti has scored seven goals in 14 games in all competitions so far this season.
After an unbeaten start to the MLS season, FC Dallas have now lost two in a row - their 2-1 defeat at Chicago Fire following a 1-0 loss against San Jose Earthquakes in their last home match. They have now won just one of their last five games - a 3-0 win at Real Salt Lake, which was sandwiched by home draws against Portland Timbers and New York City.
Goalkeeper:Gonzalez
Defenders:Grana, Zimmerman, Hedges, Figueroa
Defensive Midfielders:Acosta, Gruezo
Attacking Midfielders:Barrios, Akindele, Lamah
Forwards:Urruti
Alberth Ellis is a doubt with a hamstring injury, having missed the last two games, and Eric Alexander and George Malki will definitely miss out as they recover from bad knee injuries. Top scorer Erick Torres was benched for their most recent game against Atlanta and is likely to return in place of Andrew Wenger on Monday.
Former Cruz Azul striker Erick Torres has scored nine goals in 11 games so far this season.
Houston Dynamo's inability to win away from home means they have struggled to string a run of wins together this season. A 4-1 thrashing at Atlanta United last time out followed a 2-0 defeat to Philadelphia Union. Prior to that, Dynamo won two successive home games, beating Orlando City 4-0 and Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1.
Goalkeeper:Willis
Defenders:DeLaGarza, Machado, Leonardo, Beasley
Midfielders:Clark, Cabezas, Alex
Forwards:Manotas, Torres, Quioto