San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th July 2024

Both San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo FC need points to escape their current position at the wrong end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at PayPal Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer. Houston Dynamo FC won 2-1 and 4-1 in the two most recent meetings with San Jose Earthquakes, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

San Jose Earthquakes find themselves as number 14 table with 14 points after 23 matches of the season gone. Houston Dynamo FC gathered 31 points which leaves them sitting as number 8 in the Western conference.

San Jose Earthquakes are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Houston Dynamo FC in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 26 goals, or 2.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Houston Dynamo FC scored 19 goals, conceded 15 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC Prediction

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Showing inconsistent form, San Jose Earthquakes lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-0 against St. Louis City, before beating Chicago Fire FC 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Sporting Kansas City proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat. San Jose Earthquakes claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.

Houston Dynamo FC Form

In their previous three matches, Houston Dynamo FC beat Charlotte FC 1-0, lost 3-2 against Real Salt Lake and drew 1-1 with Minnesota United. Houston Dynamo FC claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to 11.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo FC.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC Team News

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC H2H

Houston Dynamo FC got the better of San Jose Earthquakes in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-1 and 4-1, respectively. Houston Dynamo FC go into the match against San Jose Earthquakes with a 7-1-2 advantage. The bookies have Houston Dynamo FC to win this match at best price odds of 5/4.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when San Jose Earthquakes welcome Houston Dynamo FC as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies on Thursday.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Houston Dynamo FC Betting Tips

As the new Major League Soccer campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo FC this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

In their last 10 matches at PayPal Park across all tournaments San Jose Earthquakes won three times, drew one and lost six times. Houston Dynamo FC claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for San Jose Earthquakes on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened eight times for Houston Dynamo FC in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. San Jose Earthquakes managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Houston Dynamo FC averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for San Jose Earthquakes, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Houston Dynamo FC, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.