SJ Earthquakes are unlocking their away locker room to Houston Dynamo for yet another crucial fixture after their 3-2 result versus 7th-placed LA Galaxy.
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (39) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Major League Soccer
These teams have little in common geographically as Houston Dynamo have to travel 3000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they featured in a Major League Soccer game only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at LA Galaxy.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
Overall Major League Soccer stats at home this season for SJ Earthquakes are 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). When SJ Earthquakes hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Colorado Rapids and SJ Earthquakes), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Happy days for SJ Earthquakes in their previous game, a fixture away at LA Galaxy (placed 7th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Earthquakes goalkeeper Marcinkowski did an outstanding job against LA Galaxy with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory.
2-2 away at Toronto before that.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does SJ Earthquakes handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
SJ Earthquakes can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded. SJ Earthquakes has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Houston Dynamo so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-7 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Houston as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Real Salt Lake match.
There might be some fixture complaints from Houston Dynamo as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-3 against Austin. Carrasquilla got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, top player of the team. Carrasquilla scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A draw for Houston before that, at their own venue hosting Dallas (2-2).We have checked recent matches where Houston Dynamo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 13 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Houston have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Houston Dynamo have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head meeting ended Houston Dynamo - Earthquakes 4-3, earlier this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two participants are: two wins for SJ Earthquakes, two draws and six wins for Houston Dynamo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ebobisse 11 goals |   C. Quintero Villalba 7 goals |  C. Ferreira Vidal 6 goals |
SJ Earthquakes missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| SJ Earthquakes | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| 39 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 84% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 89% | 80% |
| 68% | 78% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 78% | 60% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 20% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 68% | 89% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 55% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 26% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 30% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 16.1 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 30% |
| 14.5 | 12.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 15.2 | 13.9 |
| 6.6 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
- Houston Dynamo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Houston Dynamo have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- SJ Earthquakes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SJ Earthquakes have scored in all their home matches so far.
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals (39) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Major League Soccer
- SJ Earthquakes haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Austin | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 30 |
| 5 | Dallas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 20 |
