Philadelphia Union are considered as expected winners of this home fixture vs Houston Dynamo, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or are we looking at a possible?
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Houston Dynamo have to travel 2400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Philadelphia Union and Houston Dynamo 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.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Philadelphia Union have performed here at Subaru Park this season with 6 wins from 11 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Philadelphia Union are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Philadelphia Union are returning here after visiting Orlando City and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Gazdag scored the goal(s). Gazdag has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Ace! Defender Wagner got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Wagner hit three key passes and won 5 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match, Philadelphia Union won a home game hosting New England (2-1).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Philadelphia matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 5 games).
Philadelphia Union have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Subaru Park with 20 goals in 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Philadelphia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Subaru Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Houston Dynamo so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-7 (win-draw-lose).
The manager Nagamura was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston Dynamo suffered a 1-2 loss to Minnesota United. Attacker Picault got a player rating of 7.83 in the game. "Man of the match" Picault scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at SJ Earthquakes.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Houston Dynamo playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 7 home wins.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The visiting Houston have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. In the opposite end, Houston Dynamo have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Philadelphia Union, two draws and four wins for Houston Dynamo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 10 goals |  J. Carranza 7 goals |   C. Quintero Villalba 7 goals |
Philadelphia Union missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| Philadelphia Union | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 28 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 77% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 90% | 82% |
| 32% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 64% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 5% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 55% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 59% |
| 41% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 5 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12.4 | 14.6 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 6.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 33% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 31% |
| 13.6 | 12.3 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.4 | 13.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Philadelphia Union have not yet lost a game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | New York City | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | New York RB | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 28 |
| 8 | New England | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Inter Miami | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Toronto | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | DC United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
