Match-goers at Audi Field haven’t watched many home wins this season, with DC United lying uncomfortably in the 14th position. The guesting Houston Dynamo will believe to guard their higher league place in this match.
- DC United is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Houston Dynamo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
These teams have little in common geographically as Houston Dynamo have to travel 3600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
DC United form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, DC United have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games.
DC United lost their last game at Columbus Crew (placed 5th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Birnbaum was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.12 out of 10. The defender Birnbaum won 8 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match, DC United won a home game hosting New England (3-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how DC United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn two and lost six.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the US Open Cup game versus New York RB in only three days. This game is also played here at Audi Field.
DC United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Audi Field with 8 goals in 5 league matches. DC United have conceded 8 from these games.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
Houston Dynamo are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Major League Soccer, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
Home advantage was not enough for Houston in their previous game as they lost hosting Austin, 1-2. Midfield player Ferreira was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Ferreira scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dallas wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Houston Dynamo playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Houston Dynamo win, two draws and two defeats.
After this away game Houston return home for a US Open Cup game against San Antonio. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Houston Dynamo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). 4 goals have been conceded by Houston in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for DC United, three draws and five wins for Houston Dynamo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Williams Kamara 4 goals |   C. Quintero Villalba 4 goals | C. Ferreira Vidal 4 goals |
DC United missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| DC United | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 75% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 62% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 22% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 10.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 40% | 38% |
| 14 | 14.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 16.7 | 13.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
- DC United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- DC United is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Houston Dynamo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New York RB | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Toronto | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | New York City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | New England | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | DC United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
