Prediction: Houston Dynamo to win 2-0
Best Odds: 9/1
The Houston Dynamo and the LA Galaxy will lock horns with each other in Major League Soccer this weekend. The match between Ben Olsen’s side and Greg Vanney’s team will be held at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, and is scheduled to kick off at 1:30am UK time on Saturday.
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo FC are a major club in the USA and have been around for almost 20 years. El Naranja have won the MLS Cup twice and the US Open Cup on two occasions as well. They finished as high as fourth in the Major League Soccer Western Conference table in the 2023 campaign and ended up fifth in the 2024 season.
Orange Crush are 11th in the Major League Soccer Western Conference table at the moment with 27 points from 24 matches. The Houston Dynamo are three points behind seventh-placed, the Colorado Rapids, and could still finish in the playoffs.
Houston Dynamo will head into the Major League Soccer match against the LA Galaxy this weekend on the back of a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union at home in the league. It came after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Whitecaps in front of their fans in MLS, which followed a 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake.
Team News:
The Houston Dynamo are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against the LA Galaxy. Jonathan Bond will be in goal for the home team. Ethan Bartlow, Pablo Ortiz and Franco Escobar will be the three centre-backs. Griffin Dorsey, Junior Orso, Artur and Ondrej Lingr will be the four midfielders. Jack McGlynn, Ezequiel Ponce and Sebastian Kowalczyk are likely to be the three forwards for the Dynamo.
LA Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are one of the biggest and most well-known clubs in the USA. Founded in 1994, the LA Galaxy is one of the most successful Major League Soccer teams, having won the MLS Cup a record six times and making four further appearances in the final.
Los Galacticos, though, are having a terrible campaign. Greg Vanney’s side are at the foot of the Western Conference table at the moment with just 16 points from 24 matches.
The LA Galaxy will head into the Major League Soccer game against the Houston Dynamo on the back of a 3-3 draw with Los Angeles FC away from home in the league. It came after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Austin FC in front of their fans, which followed a 2-1 win against DC United at the Dignity Health Sports Park.
Team News:
The LA Galaxy are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against the Houston Dynamo. Novak Micovic will be in goal for the visiting team. Miki Yamane, Carlos Garces, Maya Yoshida and Julian Aude will be the four defenders. Lucas Sanabria and Edwin Cerrillo will be the two holding midfielders. Gabriel Pec, Marco Reus and Joseph Paintsil will be the three attacking midfielders. Matheus Nascimento will lead the line for the LA Galaxy.
Key Factors to Consider
- The Houston Dynamo have scored 30 goals in 24 Major League Soccer games.
- The Houston Dynamo have conceded 39 goals in 24 Major League Soccer games.
- The Houston Dynamo have won 7 of their 24 Major League Soccer matches.
- The LA Galaxy have scored 28 goals in 24 Major League Soccer matches all season.
- The LA Galaxy have won just 3 Major League Soccer matches all season.
Conclusion
The LA Galaxy have been dire all season, and it is hard to see them pick up any points from the Major League Soccer match against the Houston Dynamo.
Prediction: Houston Dynamo to win 2-0
Best Odds: 9/1
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