LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo Predictions, Picks, MLS Odds 10/6/2019

by Josh Schonwald - 9/30/2019

Sunday, October 6, 2019

BBVA Stadium

Jonathan dos Santos and the LA Galaxy (16-3-14, 4th in the Western Conference) travel to BBVA Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet the Houston Dynamo (11-4-18, 11th in the Western Conference). The probable starting goaltenders are David Bingham for the LA Galaxy and Joe Willis for the Houston Dynamo. The line on this contest has the LA Galaxy priced at +180 and the Dynamo are at +106. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

The LA Galaxy come into the game holding a mark of 16 victories, 3 draws, and 14 defeats putting them at 4th in the Western Conference. So far this year, they have scored a total of 56 goals which is good for 2nd in the conference and 5th in the league. Their goal differential is +1, putting them at 13th in the league. The LA Galaxy will need to make sure they're making the right passes out there as they currently have a total of 43 assists, which is good for 2nd in the league and 2nd in the conference. With reference to shots on target, they currently have a total of 168 which is good for 6th in the conference and 9th in the league. As a unit, LA currently has a total of 382 fouls which means they are averaging 11.58 fouls per contest. They currently have a total of 51 points for this season and they have an average attendance of 23,205.

Jonathan dos Santos is one of the standout players to keep an eye on for the Galaxy. The midfielder from Mexico has played in 227 contests in his pro soccer career and has played a total of 16,285 mins. Over the course of that time, the 28-year-old has a total of 14 goals and has had an assist on 25 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 71.7 minutes per game. Santos has been a starter in 227 contests over the course of his professional soccer career and has racked up 143 fouls over the course of that time. In respect of shots on target, Santos has a total of 56 in his pro soccer career which puts him at 155th among active players and 35th in the Western Conference among midfielders. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is another scorer to watch out for on the squad from LA. The 37-year-old from Sweden has racked up 357 goals over the course of his professional soccer career which is 1st in the West among forwards and 1st out of active players in Major League Soccer. He has totaled 42,737 mins over the course of his professional soccer career which is 1st among active forwards and averages 79.1 minutes per game which is 135th in Major League Soccer. In his career, he has produced 1028 shots on target which is 1st in the West among active forwards.

The man protecting the goal for the Galaxy is David Bingham from the United States. He is 29 years old and has played 2,880 mins defending the net for the year. Bingham is giving up an average of 1.59 goals per 90 minutes which puts him at 10th among Western Conference goaltenders and 28th among goalies in Major League Soccer. During this year, he has allowed 51 goals. He's earned a save percentage of .732 which puts him at 5th among Western Conference goaltenders.

The Houston Dynamo is the team standing on the sideline and for the 2019 season they sit with 11 victories, 4 draws, and 18 defeats. When it comes to goal differential, they currently sit 10th in the conference and 20th in MLS with -12. They have compiled a total of 41 goals for the season which is good for 11th in the conference. Houston has a save percentage as a team of .644 which currently has them ranked 20th in MLS, which tells us scoring chances could be there if they are opportunistic. They are averaging an attendance of 15,293 putting them at 10th in the conference.

One of the scorers to watch for the Dynamo is Tomás Martinez. The 23 year-old has delivered 12 balls past the goalie in his pro soccer career. He sits at 54th among active midfielders in the Western Conference in assists with 9 and has 35 shots on target in his pro soccer career. He has totaled 5,592 minutes and averages 62.8 mins per appearance in his pro soccer career. Another name to know on this team is Mauro Manotas. The forward from Colombia has scored 50 goals in the time he has played pro soccer which has him ranking 15th in the Western Conference among active forwards. He also has a total of 75 fouls.

In net for the Dynamo is Joe Willis

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Houston (+106)

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