Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes Predictions

Houston Dynamo will be confident of maintaining their unbeaten start to the season at home to SJ Earthquakes on Saturday. The visitors picked up their first victory of the new season last weekend, but are yet to earn any points away from home so far. When these two sides lock horns they rarely ever draw, so it’s not surprising to see that Houston Dynamo are the bookmakers favourites to claim all three points this weekend.

Houston Dynamo were in fine form last time out when they beat Colorado Rapids 4-1 away from home, going in at the break 3-0 up thanks to a goal from Rodríguez and a couple of own goals from Sjöberg and Rosenberry. Houston Dynamo ended any faint hopes of a comeback for the hosts with a fourth goal from Elis in the sixty-seventh minute, and despite conceding a goal late on it didn’t take the shine off a near perfect performance. SJ Earthquakes scored three goals in the first half through Salinas, Hoesen, and then Espinoza and it proved enough to beat Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday. The visitors had a chance to get back into the match, but Váleri failed to convert his penalty and the scoreline ended 3-0.

The performances of both teams in the early stages of the season and their recent head to head record, all points towards both teams scoring on Saturday, the game to feature over 2.5 goals, and Houston Dynamo to win. Both teams have scored and over 2.5 goals were produced in three of the last six meetings between these two clubs, and Houston Dynamo have won four of their last six matches against SJ Earthquakes. Houston Dynamo have won three of their last four matches, while SJ Earthquakes have lost four of their last five, while three of Houston Dynamo’s last four and three of SJ Earthquakes’ last six matches have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals. Houston have the home advantage and head into the game as the form favourites, which is why we believe they will pinch all three points via a final scoreline of three goals to two.

Rodríguez has scored four goals for the hosts in the MLS this season and will provide their main goal threat on Saturday, while Espinoza has two goals for SJ Earthquakes and is the visitors only player to have scored more than once in the league so far. We’re confident that both teams will score and over 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match, and have backed Houston to win the game 3-2. This fixture has a history of producing goals for both teams, but Houston are the form favourites and have the home advantage this weekend.