Sports betting facts: Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids - predictions and stats

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 15.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)

Houston Dynamo have struggled for points this season. Could they get something when Colorado Rapids comes to visit?

Insights:
  • Houston Dynamo is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Colorado Rapids have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer

Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Colorado Rapids, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.

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Houston Dynamo form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Houston Dynamo have to build on here in the Major League Soccer. All in all it has been a very rough period for Houston Dynamo who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Vancouver Whitecaps, 83 days ago.

No payout for Houston in their previous match, an away game at Minnesota United that ended in defeat 0-2. Midfielder Matías Vera was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Vera hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Austin.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Houston as they are travelling to their away game against Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer. That match is four days after this one.

Houston are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Houston are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.

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Colorado Rapids form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Colorado Rapids playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.

Colorado Rapids have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper William Paul Yarbrough Story. It's been 194 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.

Colorado's last game was the home draw against Sporting KC (0-0). Keegan Rosenberry was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.95. The defender Rosenberry won 12 of 15 duels.

Prior to that result Colorado won their away game at Austin. The scoreline was 1-0.

Colorado has another fixture away, a Major League Soccer game, against LA Galaxy in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Colorado have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids have met before this season: Colorado Rapids - Houston Dynamo 3-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Houston Dynamo won two, Colorado Rapids won four and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Houston DynamoM. Urruti
M. Urruti
6 goals
Houston DynamoT. Pasher
T. Pasher
4 goals
Colorado RapidsM. Barrios Puerta
M. Barrios Puerta
4 goals

Houston Dynamo missing players

Colorado Rapids missing players

Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 7 1 Played P 3 7 16
3 3 1 Won W 2 3 8
9 4 0 Drew D 1 1 4
6 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
19 9 1 Scored S 2 6 22
25 6 0 Conceded C 0 8 16
89% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 88%
83% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 75%
39% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 44%
22% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 25%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
72% 71% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 44%
17% 29% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 50%
22% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 19%
 
5 6.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.1 4.8
5.7 4.4 8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 3.8
2.2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 14 7 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.4 13.2
3.1 3.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 3.6 4.1
34% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 24% 33%
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the most clean sheets (4) away in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the most clean sheets (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Houston Dynamo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Houston Dynamo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Houston Dynamo is in the worst form (0-3-3)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting KC 18 10 4 4 33 20 9 5 3 1 17 10 9 5 1 3 16 10 13 34
2 Seattle Sounders 18 9 6 3 26 14 11 5 4 2 18 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 12 33
3 LA Galaxy 17 10 1 6 28 27 9 7 0 2 17 9 8 3 1 4 11 18 1 31
4 Colorado Rapids 16 8 4 4 22 16 9 5 3 1 16 8 7 3 1 3 6 8 6 28
5 Minnesota United 17 7 5 5 21 21 9 6 1 2 12 6 8 1 4 3 9 15 0 26
6 Los Angeles FC 17 6 5 6 23 23 10 4 4 2 16 14 7 2 1 4 7 9 0 23
7 Portland Timbers 17 7 2 8 23 29 9 6 1 2 15 9 8 1 1 6 8 20 -6 23
8 Real Salt Lake 17 5 6 6 26 20 9 3 4 2 14 9 8 2 2 4 12 11 6 21
9 Dallas 18 5 6 7 23 25 9 4 5 0 18 8 9 1 1 7 5 17 -2 21
10 Houston Dynamo 18 3 9 6 19 25 7 3 4 0 9 6 11 0 5 6 10 19 -6 18
11 SJ Earthquakes 17 4 6 7 19 26 7 2 1 4 10 12 10 2 5 3 9 14 -7 18
12 Austin 17 4 4 9 13 20 7 2 2 3 7 7 10 2 2 6 6 13 -7 16
13 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 3 6 7 18 27 8 3 2 3 8 10 8 0 4 4 10 17 -9 15

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Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.