Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles FC Prediction, Preview and Odds -5/1/21

The LAFC will be trying to pick up their second win of the year when they face the Houston Dynamo on Saturday afternoon. LAFC is coming off a 1-1 draw with Seattle. Houston is coming off a 2-1 loss to Portland.

LAFC is 4-2-0 against Houston.

LAFC Looking For First Road Win

LAFC followed up their season-opening win with a draw with the Sounders, who finished second in the Western Conference last season. They will hit the road for the first time on Saturday and will try to pick up their first road win of the year against the Dynamo, who they have defeated four times in six contests.

In their last game, they had 51 percent of the possession and converted 86.2 percent of their pass attempts, while four of their nine shot attempts were on target.

Eduard Atuesta scored the lone goal for LAFC in their last game. Carlos Vela, who has 52 goals and 29 assists in three seasons with Los Angeles, missed their last game because of a right quadriceps injury. However, Diego Rossi, the reigning MLS scoring champion, is expected back in the lineup after missing the first two games with a hamstring injury.

Pablo Sisniega has played well for LAFC through their first two games, giving up one goal. He has a 64.6 percent save percentage and an 11-4-7 record in 22 starts.

Houston Going For Second Consecutive Home Win

The Dynamo picked up the win in their home opener, but they lost on the road to Portland in their last game. They will try to bounce back from the loss and pick up their second straight home win when they play on Saturday.

Even though they lost to Portland, the Dynamo had 53 percent of the possession in the game and they converted on 83.3 percent of their passes. However, their shot accuracy wasn’t good, with only three of their 10 shots on target.

Cristhian Paredes scored the lone goal for the Dynamo. Sam Junqua and Ethan Bartlow are ruled out of this game due to concussions.

Marko Maric will start in goal for the Dynamo. He has a 68.2 save percentage and a 30-38-45 record as a pro.

Side: LAFC +125

The Dynamo haven’t looked good defensively, giving up three goals in two games. Even though Vela won’t play in this game, his absence won’t have as big of an impact in this game with Rossi back in the lineup, so expect Los Angeles to play better offensively than they did in their last two games. The Dynamo have scored three goals in two games, but they will have a hard time getting past Sisniega, who has two clean sheets in his last four starts. With LAFC winning four of the last six games between the two teams and the other two games ending in a draw, Los Angeles is the best bet here.

Total: Over 3.5

There tends to be a lot of goals scored when these two teams play, and this game shouldn’t be any different. The Dynamo gave up 2.83 goals per game in six games against LAFC, and they haven’t given up fewer than two goals in any of those games, so expect LAFC to score at least two goals in this game. LAFC has given up only one goal in two games, but they gave up 1.6 goals per game in six games against the Dynamo. With the two teams playing over the total in all six meetings, picking the over makes the most sense here.

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