FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo 9/18/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Two teams that met a couple of weeks ago in a draw will lock horns again on Saturday, when the Houston Dynamo will play host to FC Dallas. Neither team is in good shape right now, but they are both coming off draws mid-week and they will both try to create an unbeaten streak.

Houston (4-10-11) were not very good in their away match against the LA Galaxy mid-week, where they did take an early lead but they were equalized at the second half for the final 1-1. Prior to that they beat Austin by a confident 3-0 at home, but that was their first win in their last 18 matches (1-8-9). Houston are still sitting at the penultimate spot of the Western Conference with 23 points, already 10 points behind the playoff spots. They have been poor at home so far in the season (4-3-5), which is the 3rd worst home record in the Western Conference.

Dallas (6-10-9) took the lead in their away match against New York City, but they had to come back from one goal behind twice in that match, for the final 3-3 draw. They have been really bad this season and they have now won just 1 of their last 7 matches (1-3-3), while keeping 0 clean sheets in that span. Dallas are now sitting at the 10th spot of the Western Conference with 27 points, 6 points behind the playoffs. They have been rather weak on the road so far (2-8-3), scoring 17 and conceding 28 goals. They might have lost just 1 of their last 6 away matches (2-1-3), but they have conceded 13 goals in that span.