📏 Form Guide

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo prepare for this game coming off the back of a 2-2 MLS draw vs Colorado Rapids.

In that match, Houston Dynamo managed 63% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Houston Dynamo, the goalscorers were Amine Bassi (42') and Ondřej Lingr (96'). Colorado Rapids got 13 shots at goal with 3 on target. Djordje Mihailović (58') and Rafael Navarro (77') scored for Colorado Rapids.

Ben Olsen's Houston Dynamo have scored 6 times over their prior 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in that same time stands at 8.

Austin FC

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Austin FC head into the match after a 1-0 MLS win with the eclipse of Los Angeles Galaxy in their previous fixture.

In that game, Austin FC managed 51% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The only player to score for Austin FC was Brandon Vázquez (81'). For their opponents, LA Galaxy got 13 shots at goal with 5 on target.

Nico Estévez's Austin FC have fired home 6 times in the course of their previous six matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during those same matches comes to 6.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings going back to 19/03/2023, there has been little to separate the clubs with Houston Dynamo winning 3 of those games, Austin FC 3 and 0 being drawn in regulation time.

11 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 of them for Orange Crush and 6 coming from Austin. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The previous league clash featuring the two was MLS match day 43 on 22/09/2024 and the score finished Austin FC 0-1 Houston Dynamo.

On that day, Austin FC had 45% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target.

For their opponents, Houston Dynamo got 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Adalberto Carrasquilla (83') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Victor Rivas.

ℹ️ Team News: Houston Dynamo

Júnior Urso (Leg injury), Jimmy Maurer (unknown injury), Duane Holmes (Leg injury), Andrew Tarbell (Cruciate ligament tear), Lawrence Ennali (Cruciate ligament tear), Ethan Bartlow (unknown injury) and Nelson Quiñónes (Knee injury) will be missing for Houston Dynamo boss Ben Olsen.

It’s our opinion that Orange Crush should employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game and select Jonathan Bond, Griffin Dorsey, Daniel Steres, Femi Awodesu, Franco Escobar, Brooklyn Raines, Artur, Jack McGlynn, Amine Bassi, Ibrahim Aliyu and Ezequiel Ponce.

📰 Team News: Austin FC

We’re of the thinking that Austin FC could decide to elect for a 4-3-3 lineup with a starting lineup of Brad Stuver, Jon Gallagher, Oleksandr Svatok, Julio Cascante, Guilherme Biro, Daniel Pereira, Besard Sabovic, Owen Wolff, Jáder Obrian, Diego Rubio and Myrto Uzuni.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Austin FC will likely create enough chances to put one past this Houston Dynamo lineup, although that is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We reckon that it will be a very close game with a 2-1 win for Houston Dynamo at the end of the match. Let’s see what happens here.

Peter Guest, 00:00 27/04/2025