Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo 8/27/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Minnesota United hosts Houston Dynamo on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Minnesota is fourth in the conference table at 12-5-9 on 41 points with a goal difference of +6. Minnesota took all three points at home last Saturday when defeating Austin 2-1. Emanuel Reynoso opened the scoring for Minnesota with a goal in the 25th minute and Franco Fragapane scored the winner in the 62nd minute.

Minnesota's victory over Austin on Saturday was its seventh win in the last 10 matches, with a pair of draws and one loss. Only one club, LAFC, has taken more points over that stretch than Minnesota. Emanuel Reynoso is the leading goal scorer for Minnesota with 10 and Luis Amarilla has scored eight. Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Reynoso and Amarilla each have four assists to lead Minnesota.

The Houston Dynamo are 13th in the conference table at 7-5-14 on 26 points with a goal difference of -11. Houston battled on the road to a 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids last Saturday. Colorado opened the scoring with a goal in the 48th minute but Sebastian Ferreira scored an equalizer for Houston in second-half stoppage time (90’+5’) to share the spoils. 

Houston's 1-1 draw last Saturday in Colorado was its 10th point taken on the road this season with three wins, one draw and nine losses. Houston has reached 10 points on the road for the first time since taking 11 points during the 2018 season. Sebastian Ferreira is the leading goal scorer for Houston with nine, while Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with five.