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Houston Dynamo vs New England Revolution, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
0 – 2
Full Time
New England Revolution
Sun 1 Apr 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs New England Revolution — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
3
Houston Dynamo 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals New England Revolution
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr New England Revolution H 0–2 L
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
New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W
24 Mar New York City FC H 2–2 D
10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
04 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo New England Revolution
#22 Position #4
22 Points 25
14 Played 14
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 5
19 Scored 22
23 Conceded 18
-4 GD +4
1.57 PPG 1.79
50% Win % 57%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, New England Revolution does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' New England Revolution come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Caldwell made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New England Revolution backline.
  • 40' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Eric Alexander needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New England Revolution's shape.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Leonardo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teal Bunbury, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' United States international Juan Agudelo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' 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 Chris Tierney suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Cristian Penilla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 0-2 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 New England Revolution xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo25% Draw28% New England Revolution47%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
54%
Draw or New England Revolution
75%
Houston Dynamo or New England Revolution
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo17% Draw48% New England Revolution35%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push New England Revolution covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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