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D.C. United SC vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sat 17 Mar 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Philippe Briere
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee David Gantar

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
2
2
D.C. United SC 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
11 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
04 Mar Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
03 Mar Atlanta United FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Houston Dynamo
#11 Position #20
30 Points 44
26 Played 27
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
34 Scored 34
42 Conceded 32
-8 GD +2
1.15 PPG 1.63
23% Win % 48%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between D.C. United SC and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 0% of all matches.
  • 10' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Darwin Ceren has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Kevin Garcia, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Frederic Brillant has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 284 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 35' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 40' Chris Seitz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 60' Nick DeLeon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Andrew Wenger is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' Leonardo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC39% Draw26% Houston Dynamo35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
65%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
61%
D.C. United SC or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC28% Draw43% Houston Dynamo29%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.