Houston Dynamo at Sporting Kansas City 5/29/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

A great battle is about to take place at the top spots of the Western Conference, when Kansas City hosts Houston this Saturday. Both teams are coming off wins and they have both been in very good shape to start the season. Can Kansas City take advantage of their home ground, or will Houston pull an upset here?

Sporting Kansas City (4-2-1) did a great job in their away match against San Jose last week, despite conceding an early goal at the 4th minute. They pulled back even at the 15th minute, and then scored two second-half goal for the final 3-1 triumph. They have now won 2 in a row, scoring 3 goals in each match. Sporting Kansas City are sitting at the 2nd spot of the Western Conference with 13 points, scoring 12 goals and conceding 8 in the process. They are still unbeaten at home (2-0-1), scoring 6 and conceding 2 goals so far.

Houston (3-2-2) are coming off a mediocre match at home against Vancouver, where they won by 2-1. They scored both goals in the first half but were nowhere to be found in the second. Their opponents scored a goal at the 80th minute but it wasn’t enough to change anything. Houston have now lost just 1 of their last 5 (2-1-2), but they have only kept a single clean sheet in the season. They are sitting at the 4th spot of the Western Conference with 11 points, scoring 9 and conceding 9 goals. However, they have not won on the road after 3 attempts (0-2-1).