Preview & Prediction: San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo

It’s the 18th of July, 2024 with entertainment guaranteed as SJ Earthquakes go up against Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer. Rewinding their last face-off, the scoreboard read SJ Earthquakes 0, Houston Dynamo 2.

Considering the historical records, these teams have clashed 27 times in recent seasons. Out of these meetings, SJ Earthquakes have clinched victory 8 times, Houston Dynamo has emerged victorious 16 times, with 3 matches resulting in a draw. However, SJ Earthquakes’ performance at home has been below par recently, while Houston Dynamo has been faring rather well on the road.

When these teams meet, the games are usually high scoring, averaging 2.81 goals. According to records, both teams manage to find the net 59% of the time.

This season, the scene seems a bit different in Major League Soccer, with San Jose Earthquakes averaging a disappointing 0.83 points per game at home, whereas Houston Dynamo has maintained a decent average of 1.27 points per away game. The statistics indicate it may be a tough night for the home team.

Insights

• The upcoming match on 18th July 2024, between SJ Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo is set to be a highly anticipated clash considering their historical performance against one another.
• Houston Dynamo appears to have an upper hand with a victory in their last meeting against SJ Earthquakes with a score of 2-0.
• Over the many seasons, these teams have encountered each other 27 times.
• The statistics lean towards Houston Dynamo as they have won 16 out of these 27 meetings. On the other hand, SJ Earthquakes have only won 8 matches.
• Interestingly, only 3 matches have ended in a draw, suggesting that when these two teams meet, there is generally a clear winner.
• SJ Earthquakes have been struggling with their home performance recently, which could potentially hinder their performance in the upcoming match.
• Contrastingly, Houston Dynamo have been doing well in their away matches, which might bolster their confidence heading into this game.
• The previous games between these two teams have seen a higher than average goal rate, with 2.81 goals per game. This suggests there might be a high probability of a high scoring game.
• The fact that ‘both teams to score’ (BTTS) has happened 59% of the time, indicates a good chance of both teams scoring in the upcoming match.
• This season, in the MLS, Houston Dynamo has been performing better with an average of 1.27 Points Per Game in away matches, compared to SJ Earthquakes who have averaged 0.83 Points Per Game in their home matches.

Match Facts

• A 1-2 scoreline is the most familiar outcome of clashes between San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo, with eight such matches ending this way.
• In the last 16 games played at the Earthquake’s home ground, they have had 8 victories, while Houston Dynamo has won 5 games, with 3 games ending in a draw. The goals tally stands at 24-17 in favor of the Earthquakes.
• During their 34 encounters, San Jose Earthquakes have won 10 times while Houston Dynamo have won 20 times, with a total of 4 games ending in a draw. The goal difference tilts in favor of Houston Dynamo with a count of 56-42.
• In the previous season, San Jose Earthquakes won their home game 2-1, while Houston Dynamo dominated their home game with 4-1 victory.
• The San Jose Earthquakes tend to score 30% of their goals between the 46th and 60th minute, while Houston Dynamo scores 31% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minute.
• In 4 out of 11 home games in the current MLS season, San Jose Earthquakes failed to score. On the other hand, Houston Dynamo have struggled to find the back of the net in 2 of their 11 away games.
• Top scorer for San Jose Earthquakes is Amahl Pellegrino with 5 goals while Ibrahim Aliyu has netted 6 times for Houston Dynamo.
• Vitor Costa of San Jose Earthquakes and Franco Escobar of Houston Dynamo are the most cautioned players in the team having received 8 and 6 yellow cards respectively.

• Houston Dynamo have consistently managed to score in their last 9 consecutive matches.
• In the first half of their matches, San Jose Earthquakes tends to lead in 20% while Houston Dynamo leads in 50% of them.
• Houston Dynamo emerged victorious in the last meeting between the two teams, winning with a margin of 1 goal.
• Usually, when San Jose Earthquakes leads 1-0 at home, they win 71% of their matches, while Houston Dynamo tend to win 46% of their away games leading 0-1.
• When trailing by 1 goal at home, San Jose Earthquakes win 0 % of their games, while Houston Dynamo tends to win 12% of their away games when they are one goal down.
• In the MLS, Houston Dynamo has consistently displayed a better performance than San Jose Earthquakes.
• Houston Dynamo are on a better form than San Jose Earthquakes, having losing only 1 of their last 5 encounters against them. In these 5 clashes, Houston Dynamo won 4 times while San Jose Earthquakes only winning once.
• On an average, San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo tend to score 1.6 and 2.6 goals respectively in their encounters.
• The games between these two teams have an average of 4.2 goals, with approximately 2 goals being scored in the first half.
• Speaking of goal averages, San Jose Earthquakes score an average of 1.11 goals when they are at home, while Houston Dynamo tends to score around 1.35 goals when they are away.