Free MLS Pick Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake
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MLS Handicapping
Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 07:30 PM
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
MLS Moneyline Odds: Houston Dynamo 230 / Draw 230/ Real Salt Lake 100 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Houston 0.5 / Salt Lake City -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Houston Dynamo are the 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 13 matches, they have covered this margin 8 times. As for the Real Salt Lake, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 13 matches, they have won by this margin 6 times.
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo travel to take on the Real Salt Lake, with an above .500 record, at 5-3-5. This mark places them 7th in the Western Conference. Houston will be looking to add another win to their resume, as they are coming off a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy. For the season, the Houston Dynamo have finished 5 matches, having scored at least two goals. On defense, they picked up their 4th shutout of the year.
So far, the Houston Dynamo is the 13th rated scoring team, averaging 1.31 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Houston is 6th in the MLS, giving up 1.08 goals per 90 minutes.
On offense, Houston Dynamo is led by the strong play of Sebastián Ferreira and Darwin Quintero, who have each found the net 5 times. So far, their combined goals account for 58.82% of the team’s overall scoring. To start the year, Houston Dynamo has turned to Steve Clark as their primary goalie. In his 13 starts, he has a save percentage of 76.4%, the 7th best in the MLS. This has come with opponents taking 55 shots on target.
Real Salt Lake
The Real Salt Lake will host the Houston Dynamo, with an above .500 record, at 6-4-3. This mark places them 4th in the Western Conference. Salt Lake City comes into the game following a 2-1 win over CF Montréal. For the season, the Real Salt Lake has finished 5 matches, having scored at least two goals. On defense, Salt Lake City has played 4 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
Through 13 matches, the Real Salt Lake has struggled on offense, averaging just 1.08 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 22nd in the MLS. In terms of defense, Salt Lake City is near the MLS average, giving up 1.31 goals per 90 minutes (17th).
Heading into the match, Sergio Córdova leads the Salt Lake with 2 goals through 12 matches. Behind him is Bobby Wood, who has also found the net 2 times. In terms of goalie play, Real Salt Lake has gotten good performances from Zac MacMath. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 69 shots on target, in which MacMath has turned home at a rate of 78.3%. This percentage is good for the 5th in the MLS.
Free Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake MLS Final Analysis:
So far, both the Real Salt Lake and Houston Dynamo are generating scoring opportunites at a below-average rate. On the season Salt Lake City ranks 18th in attacking area possessions, with Houston sitting 23rd. Not only are both squads struggling to generate offensive opportunites, but they are also both below-average teams in terms of attacking possessions allowed, with Salt Lake City ranking 17th and Houston at 27th.
Throughout the season, both Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake have struggled to generate shots, ranking 22nd and 23rd, respectively. For the year, Houston Dynamo has turned 11.0% of their shot into goals. As for Real Salt Lake, their current shooting percentage is 9.0%. So far, 35.3% of Houston Dynamo’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake has a season long on target percent of 34.1%. For Houston Dynamo they have converted on 31.0% of these on-target shots compared to Real Salt Lake at 28.0%.
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