3rd spot in the Major League Soccer table for Los Angeles FC right now, a good showing. The home team ticketholders hope for more goals as 7th-placed Houston Dynamo visit Gibbo Stadium.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the fewest points (2) away in Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Gibbo Stadium as Los Angeles FC have scored 15 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Vela was the last player to score a league goal for Angeles and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Los Angeles FC haven't scored in 180 minutes.
Los Angeles FC lost their last game at Houston Dynamo (placed 7th) after a 0-4 scoreline. The first defeat after collecting points in four league fixtures. Angeles were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Palacios was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.14 out of 10. The defender Palacios hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Atlanta United.Los Angeles FC are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 2 and lost 0.
There will be little rest for Los Angeles FC after this match as they are travelling to Sporting KC for a Major League Soccer game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Los Angeles FC's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Angeles have conceded only 5 goals.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Houston Dynamo so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Houston Dynamo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The supporters enjoyed Houston's previous fixture versus Los Angeles FC (placed 3rd), a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Houston Dynamo was the only team on the pitch versus Los Angeles FC in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Herrera got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Herrera hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 37 successful passes (of 44 total).
Ahead of that, the US Open Cup victory away at Chicago Fire.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Houston Dynamo as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. The Houston Dynamo manager Olsen has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Houston Dynamo - Angeles 4-0 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Los Angeles FC five wins, three draws and Houston Dynamo two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bouanga 10 goals |   A. Bassi 7 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 4 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 21 |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 69% |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 38% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 7 | 8.4 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.2 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15.9 | 18.6 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| 5.7 | 7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 29% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 18% | 30% |
| 9.5 | 7.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- Houston Dynamo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Houston Dynamo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Houston Dynamo have the fewest points (2) away in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the most conceded goals (19) away in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have yet to win a game away.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Los Angeles FC have not yet lost a game at home.
- Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Houston Dynamo have scored away.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | Sporting KC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Minnesota United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Austin | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 13 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
