FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 4/23/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/18/2022

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Game: FC Dallas vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (-156) Houston (+330)

Jesus Ferreira and FC Dallas (3-3-1, 4th in Western Conference) play the Houston Dynamo (3-3-1, 5th in Western Conference) at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Maarten Paes for FC Dallas and Steve Clark for the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo are priced at +330 while FCD is at -156. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Dallas faced off with New York in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. FCD tried 17 dribbles in this game and completed 12 of the tries for a percentage of 70.6%. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 83.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 317 of the 378 pass targets last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Dallas wrapped this game up at a 40.0% clip by landing 2 shots on target out of 5 total shots. Dallas sports an average of 1.43 goals per 90 min (10 goals in total) and have accumulated 9 assists in all matches this year.

Jesus Ferreira is a guy who should impact this matchup for FC Dallas. He has 17 assists while tallying 10 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. Ferreira has been in the starting lineup in 84 games so far in his career and he scores 0.36 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Colombia has totaled 29 goals scored in 7,196 professional minutes.

Someone else who should impact this match is Jader Obrian, the midfielder representing Colombia. Obrian has 9,083 mins during 99 career starts and has been given a total of 26 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 5 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 34 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.34 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for FC Dallas is Maarten Paes. Paes (25-14-30 record in his career) has earned 13 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 18.8% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Netherlands has seen 243 shots tried against him in 69 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.29 (89 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 66.3. Paes has seen the pitch for 6,210 mins and has tallied 163 stops in his career.

For their last outing, Houston earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 0-0 against Portland. The Dynamo finished the match with a 47.6% successful dribble percentage by converting 10 out of the 21 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 366 out of their 394 attempted passes for a percentage of 92.9%. Houston connected on 4 shots on goal out of their 14 shots attempted which gave them a 28.6% clip when they last took the field. With a total of 10 goals and 6 assists in all their games, Houston sports an average of 1.43 goals and 0.86 assists per 90 min.

Memo Rodriguez should be able to be counted on for Houston Dynamo. The midfielder representing the United States has totaled 8,697 professional minutes and has scored 28 goals. He has totaled 17 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 15 times. He sports an average of 0.29 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 96 games during his soccer career. You should also watch out for Fafa Picault, the forward hailing from the United States. Picault has been given 34 yellow cards in 13,362 professional minutes played (150 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his soccer career is 0.36. He has collected 53 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 23 times.

Steve Clark will reside in front of the goal for Houston Dynamo. Clark has racked up 63 shutouts and defended 1,293 shots tried against him in 23,687 minutes in his career. He has a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.9%. He has allowed 1.43 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 97-74-92. In his career, Clark has surrendered 377 goals and has 921 saves in 264 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas (-156)

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