Seattle Sounders vs. Houston Dynamo 9/4/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Sounders host the Houston Dynamo on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Seattle is 10th in the conference table at 10-3-15 on 33 points with a goal difference of -1. Seattle was defeated on the road last Wednesday by Orlando 3-2. Albert Rusnak opened the scoring for Seattle in the 26th minute and Raul Ruidiaz scored in the 52nd minute but Seattle gave up three unanswered goals to Orlando City over the final 37 minutes.

For the second time this season, Seattle lost a match after leading by multiple goals. Seattle has five wins and two losses after leading by two goals or more this season. Jordan Morris and Raul Ruidiaz are the leading goal scorers for Seattle with seven each, while Nicolas Lodeiro has scored five. Lodeiro is the leader in assists with seven.

The Houston Dynamo is 12th in the conference table at 8-5-15 on 29 points with a goal difference of -11. Houston pulled off an upset on Wednesday when defeating LAFC 2-1 at home. Sebastian Ferreira opened the scoring for Houston in the 12th minute and after LAFC had leveled the score with a goal in the 19th minute, Griffin Dorsey scored the winner for Houston in the 75th minute.

Houston had a six-match winless run that included one draw and five losses prior to pulling off a big upset over first place LAFC on Wednesday. Houston scored in both halves on Wednesday for the first time since May 22nd. Sebastian Ferreira is the leading goal scorer for Houston with 10 while Darwin Quintero has scored seven. Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with five.