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New York Red Bulls vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
New York Red Bulls 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
26 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
22 Aug New York City FC A 1–1 D
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
24 Aug FC Dallas H 1–1 D
19 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
11 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
05 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L
29 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Houston Dynamo
#10 Position #20
33 Points 44
26 Played 27
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
34 Scored 34
48 Conceded 32
-14 GD +2
1.27 PPG 1.63
35% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between New York Red Bulls and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Arturo Alvarez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alberth Elis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Mauro Manotas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 80' Michael Amir Murillo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luis Robles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York Red Bulls 1-0 Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.14 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls50% Draw30% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
80%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
50%
New York Red Bulls or Houston Dynamo
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls28% Draw56% Houston Dynamo16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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