📊 Form Guide

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo will be looking for an improved result here following a 1-3 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of Seattle Sounders FC.

In that match, Houston Dynamo had 40% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Houston Dynamo was Femi Awodesu (32'). On the other side, Seattle Sounders FC had 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Danny Musovski (22') and Albert Rusnák (46', 58') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.

Ben Olsen's Houston Dynamo have celebrated scoring 10 times over their last six outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures amounts to 6.

Minnesota United

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Minnesota United will go into the match following on from a 4-1 MLS win to beat Inter Miami in their most recent match.

In that game, Minnesota United had 27% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Minnesota United, goals were scored by Bongokuhle Hlongwane (32'), Anthony Markanich (45') and Robin Lod (70'). For their opponents, Inter Miami got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Lionel Messi (48') and Marcelo Weigandt (68' Own goal) scored for Inter Miami.

A sequence of hard-working performances by the Minnesota United defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 clashes in total. In that time, their own forwards have managed to score 9.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 27/08/2022 shows that Houston Dynamo have won 2 of them & Minnesota United 3, with the tally of draws being 1.

16 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Orange Crush and 8 for Loons. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The last league fixture featuring these clubs was MLS match day 34 on 14/07/2024 which ended up with the score at Houston Dynamo 1-1 Minnesota United.

In that match, Houston Dynamo managed 68% possession and 21 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Sebastián Ferreira (82').

Minnesota United had 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Robin Lod (70') scored.

The match was refereed by Jon Freemon.

🗞️ Team News: Houston Dynamo

Jimmy Maurer (unknown injury), Duane Holmes (Leg injury), Andrew Tarbell (Cruciate ligament tear), Lawrence Ennali (Cruciate ligament tear) and Nelson Quiñónes (Knee injury) won’t be playing for Houston Dynamo manager Ben Olsen.

It seems likely that Orange Crush may well opt for a 4-4-2 system for this one and select Jonathan Bond, Michael Halliday, Ethan Bartlow, Pablo Ortiz, Griffin Dorsey, Jack McGlynn, Artur, Brooklyn Raines, Ondrej Lingr, Amine Bassi and Ezequiel Ponce.

ℹ️ Team News: Minnesota United

Minnesota United manager Eric Ramsay has not got a full squad to pick from. Hassani Dotson (Meniscus injury), Kipp Keller (Hamstring injury) and Owen Gene (Ankle injury) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that Loons appear most likely to elect for a 3-4-2-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Dayne St. Clair, Jefferson Díaz, Michael Boxall, Nicolás Romero, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Carlos Harvey, Wil Trapp, Joseph Rosales, Robin Lod, Joaquin Pereyra and Tani Oluwaseyi.

💭 Prediction

We believe that Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. That’s why our selection here is for a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of this game.

Peter Guest, 00:02 15/05/2025