Orlando City SC vs. Houston Dynamo 6/18/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Orlando City SC hosts the Houston Dynamo in a MLS inter-conference fixture on Saturday. Orlando City is fifth in the Eastern Conference table at 6-4-5 on 22 points with a goal difference of -3. Orlando City battled to a 1-1 draw on the road against New England on Wednesday. Orlando City fell behind 1-0 after 22 minutes but Robin Jansson scored an equalizer for OC and the Lions shared the spoils. 

With its draw on Wednesday, Orlando City has gone three straight matches without a win for just the first time this season. Ercan Kara is the leading goal scorer for Orlando City with four while five others have scored two goals each. Mauricio Pereyra is the leader in assists with four, while Alexandre Pato has three and three others have two assists each. 

The Houston Dynamo are eighth in the Western Conference table at 5-3-6 on 18 points with a goal difference of 0. Houston was defeated by Real Salt Lake 3-0 in its most recent MLS match on May 28 prior to the break for international play. Houston has lost two straight and three of the last four across all competitions. Only 22.3% of the passes Houston has made this season have been in the attacking third of the pitch.

Houston has just seven victories in its last 67 matches played on the road dating back to the beginning of the 2018 season, which includes 14 draws and 46 losses. Darwin Quintero and Sebastian Ferreira are the leading goal scorers for Houston with five each and Fabrice Picault and Tyler Pasher each have scored two. Adam Lundqvist and Ferreira are the leaders in assists with three apiece.