Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles FC Live Stream, Predictions

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Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo will be hoping to return to winning ways here after the 3-1 MLS loss in their previous game against Portland Timbers.

In that game, Houston Dynamo had 59% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for Houston Dynamo was Franco Escobar (12'). For their opponents, Portland Timbers had 16 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Felipe Mora (6') and Antony (23', 71') scored for Portland Timbers.

Houston Dynamo have struggled with their forward play in recent times. Their goals record stands at just 4 against opposition teams during their last 6 outings. In those games, Houston Dynamo have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 11.

Los Angeles FC

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against San Diego FC in MLS competition, Los Angeles FC will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Los Angeles FC had 37% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Los Angeles FC, the goals were scored by Artem Smolyakov (43') and Cengiz Ünder (45'). At the other end, San Diego FC got 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Christopher McVey (21'), Onni Valakari (33') and Alex Mighten (40') scored for San Diego FC.

Illustrating their appetite for eventful matches, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the prior six games in which Los Angeles FC have played, giving an average of 3.5 goals for each fixture. Opposing teams have got 11 of this grand total. However, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will be maintained in this upcoming match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 19/09/2022 shows that Houston Dynamo have won 3 of these and Los Angeles FC 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

An aggregate of 13 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Orange Crush and 5 for LAFC. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was MLS match day 32 on 08/09/2024 when it ended Houston Dynamo 0-0 Los Angeles FC.

In that game, Houston Dynamo managed 65% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

On the other side, Los Angeles FC got 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Guido Gonzales Jr.

🗞️ Team News: Houston Dynamo

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) aren’t available for Houston Dynamo boss Ben Olsen.

📰 Team News: Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC manager Steve Cherundolo has some current player fitness concerns. Olivier Giroud (Leg injury), Marlon (unknown injury), Jeremy Ebobisse (Leg injury) and Lorenzo Dellavalle (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Los Angeles FC will surely be able to get a goal against this Houston Dynamo team, however it is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for a 2-1 winning score for Houston Dynamo at the end of this one. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Lucas Pereira, 07:00 03/04/2025