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Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
2 – 3
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Victor Rivas
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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
12
Houston Dynamo 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 2–3 L
13 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–4 L
09 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
22 Sep Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
16 Sep Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Houston Dynamo A 3–2 W
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
09 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–1 W
29 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W
23 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Seattle Sounders FC
#20 Position #24
44 Points 35
27 Played 26
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
34 Scored 33
32 Conceded 34
+2 GD -1
1.63 PPG 1.35
48% Win % 35%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Victor Rodriguez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 35' Nicolas Lodeiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 21 appearances.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Boniek Garcia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The 31-year-old Mauro Manotas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 292 games and scored 457 goals.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Chad Marshall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nouhou Tolo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The points are shared — Houston Dynamo 2-3 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Paul Rothrock 4
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Victor Rodriguez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Cristian Roldan 2
Latif Blessing 2
Victor Rodriguez 2

Head to Head

2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-09-30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo33% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC42%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
58%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
67%
Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo27% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC32%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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