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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
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

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
#22 Position #21
22 Points 24
14 Played 13
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
19 Scored 17
23 Conceded 11
-4 GD +6
1.57 PPG 1.85
50% Win % 54%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Nouhou Tolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Roldan made 284 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomas Martinez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 85' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
1.44 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo28% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC47%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
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 26%
74%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
53%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
72%
Houston Dynamo or Seattle Sounders FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo22% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC37%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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