📊 Form Guide

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo are hoping to win again after their last result, the 0-1 MLS triumph against Colorado Rapids.

In that match, Houston Dynamo managed 53% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Houston Dynamo was Brad Smith (96'). For their opponents, Colorado Rapids got 10 shots on goal with 3 on target.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that things are going according to plan in the Houston Dynamo rearguard. Houston Dynamo have been miserly, resulting in the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past six games standing at 4.

San Jose Earthquakes

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San Jose Earthquakes head into the game following a 3-2 MLS win as they beat Seattle Sounders FC in their most recent game.

In that match, San Jose Earthquakes had 40% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For San Jose Earthquakes, goals were scored by Vitor Costa (42'), Cristian Espinoza (43') and Jeremy Ebobisse (82'). On the other side, Seattle Sounders FC had 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Raúl Ruidíaz (72') and Danny Musovski (81') scored for Seattle Sounders FC.

Looking at their form, and San Jose Earthquakes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 11 goals in total. In defence, San Jose Earthquakes could really do with shoring things up. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head clashes dating back to 17/04/2021 shows us that Houston Dynamo have won 4 of these & San Jose Earthquakes 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 23 overall which averages out at 3.83 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between these sides was MLS match day 27 on 22/06/2023 when the final score was Houston Dynamo 4-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

On that day, Houston Dynamo had 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Amine Bassi (3'), Corey Baird (5') and Þorleifur Úlfarsson (77', 89').

San Jose Earthquakes got 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Carlos Akapo (41') scored.

The referee was Ismir Pekmic.

📋 Team News: Houston Dynamo

Nelson Quiñónes (Knee injury) and Héctor Herrera (Knee injury) won’t be playing for Houston Dynamo boss Ben Olsen.

In our view, Orange Crush may well kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game with Steve Clark, Griffin Dorsey, Micael, Ethan Bartlow, Franco Escobar, Jan Gregus, Artur, Sebastian Kowalczyk, A. Carrasquilla, Ibrahim Aliyu and Gabriel Segal.

📋 Team News: San Jose Earthquakes

Thanks to a mainly healthy group of players, there is just the one fitness worry for the San Jose Earthquakes boss Luchi Gonzalez to be concerned with. JT Marcinkowski (Knee injury) won’t be in action.

There’s a good chance that Quakes might make use of a 4-3-3 formation, starting the game with William Yarbrough, Paul Marie, Rodrigues, Bruno Wilson, Vitor Costa, Jackson Yueill, Alfredo Morales, Niko Tsakiris, Cristian Espinoza, Preston Judd and Benjamin Kikanovic.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Houston Dynamo are likely to get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.

At the other end, San Jose Earthquakes could well struggle to make a breakthrough but we do fancy them being dangerous for periods.

We’re therefore anticipating a controlled 3-1 margin for Houston Dynamo at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:29 31/03/2024