Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Houston Dynamo in 5th and Columbus Crew in 5th place.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer.
It's quite the trip for Columbus Crew when visiting Houston Dynamo as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
Houston Dynamo have collected 10 points from their home games so far after 3-1-0. Houston Dynamo are on a three game winning streak in their home games.The fans are hoping that Houston Dynamo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against LA Galaxy. Previous to that game, a home match hosting SJ Earthquakes in a game that was won 2-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Houston Dynamo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Houston Dynamo can score goals in their home matches. After 4 matches they have found the net 8 times. Houston Dynamo have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Things could have gone better for Columbus Crew in their away games, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Recent form does not give Columbus Crew much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Houston Dynamo will be a tough nut to crack. Columbus Crew has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.The manager C. Porter was unhappy after their last game, a Major League Soccer match played at their home ground BBVA Compass Stadium. Columbus Crew suffered a 0-1 loss to DC United. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Portland Timbers.
We have checked recent matches where Columbus Crew have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were W0-D2-L3.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Columbus Crew as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games. As opposed to that, Columbus Crew have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (Houston Dynamo wins - draws - Columbus Crew wins).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez 4 goals |  A. Elis 4 goals / 3 assists |   G. Zardes 3 goals |
Houston Dynamo missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Houston Dynamo | Columbus Crew | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Played | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 56% |
| 83% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 9 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13-03-19 | | Tigres UANL | 1 - 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| 16-03-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 31-03-19 | | Colorado Rapids | 1 - 4 | Houston Dynamo |
| 13-04-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 1 | SJ Earthquakes |
| 20-04-19 | | LA Galaxy | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo |
| 28-04-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 00:30 | Columbus Crew |
| 04-05-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 20:00 | Dallas |
| 12-05-19 | | Seattle Sounders | 02:00 | Houston Dynamo |
| 16-05-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 00:30 | Portland Timbers |
| 19-05-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 00:30 | DC United |
| 30-03-19 | | Columbus Crew | 2 - 0 | Atlanta United |
| 06-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 1 - 0 | New England |
| 13-04-19 | | Montreal Impact | 1 - 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 20-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 1 - 3 | Portland Timbers |
| 24-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 0 - 1 | DC United |
| 28-04-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 00:30 | Columbus Crew |
| 05-05-19 | | DC United | - | Columbus Crew |
| 08-05-19 | | Columbus Crew | 23:30 | LA Galaxy |
| 11-05-19 | | Columbus Crew | 23:30 | Los Angeles FC |
| 19-05-19 | | Minnesota United | - | Columbus Crew |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting KC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | SJ Earthquakes | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 4 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 2 |
