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Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United Live Stream, Predictions
Minnesota United will do battle on Wednesday in the Open Cup fixture against Houston Dynamo.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
📏 Form Guide
Houston Dynamo
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Houston Dynamo head into this fixture following on from a 1-1 MLS drawn result vs FC Dallas.
In that game, Houston Dynamo managed 57% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Houston Dynamo was Þorleifur Úlfarsson (85'). For their opponents, FC Dallas had 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Jáder Obrian (53') scored for FC Dallas.
Their most recent results reveal that quality has been evident in the Houston Dynamo defence. Houston Dynamo have been stingy, resulting in the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 clashes standing at 3.
Minnesota United
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Minnesota United go into this game after a 0-1 MLS win with the downing of Portland Timbers in their most recent game.
In that game, Minnesota United had 46% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Minnesota United was Bongokuhle Hlongwane (95'). On the other side, Portland Timbers got 20 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
In the course of their six latest matches, Adrian Heath's Minnesota United have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 7 times, giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.
↔️ Head to head
An inspection of their past head to head meetings going back to 08/08/2021 shows that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for Houston Dynamo. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories whatsoever whereas Minnesota United have been the better of the two, beating them in 100 per cent of those matches played.
A sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 3 of them for Orange Crush and 11 for Loons. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The last league fixture between these clubs was MLS match day 18 on 18/05/2023 when the final score was Minnesota United 1-0 Houston Dynamo.
In that game, Minnesota United managed 46% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Bongokuhle Hlongwane (14').
At the other end, Houston Dynamo had 12 shots at goal with 4 on target.
The referee was Marcos de Oliveira.
📰 Team News: Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo boss Ben Olsen doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all coming into this match owing to a fully injury-free group to pick from.
📋 Team News: Minnesota United
With a completely healthy squad to pick from, the Minnesota United boss Adrian Heath has zero fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash.
✨ Prediction
Our feeling is that Minnesota United may well find it hard to see themselves scoring against this Houston Dynamo side who we think should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
That’s why we have predicted a good tussle with a 1-0 winning score for Houston Dynamo when the referee blows for full-time.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 10:19 22/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Houston Dynamo
Formed: 2005
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium (22,039)
Captain: Héctor Herrera
Chairman: Ted Segal
Manager: Ben Olsen
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference), Open Cup (Round of 16)
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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