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Houston Dynamo vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
4 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 3 Mar 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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Houston Dynamo 3 games · Avg 4.3 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-03 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Atlanta United FC H 4–0 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Atlanta United FC
#20 Position #13
51 Points 33
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 19
43 Scored 43
43 Conceded 60
+0 GD -17
1.50 PPG 0.97
41% Win % 26%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/6
31-45
4/7
46-60
5/12
61-75
6/8
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Boniek Garcia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 15' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' DaMarcus Beasley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' United States international Kevin Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Vazquez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Gressel, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 303 games and scored 454 goals.
  • 80' Adolfo Machado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Houston Dynamo take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.87 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo76% Draw15% Atlanta United FC9%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
91%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
24%
Houston Dynamo or Atlanta United FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo64% Draw32% Atlanta United FC4%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.7%
3 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
10.4%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
5 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.7%
5 – 1
2.8%
6 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 22% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 19% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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