Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR
TV: AppleTV
Providence Park is the site where the Dynamo (5-3-6) will attempt to beat the Portland Timbers (4-4-7) on Saturday. The goalies protecting the net are James Pantemis for Portland and Steve Clark for Houston.
Portland has surrendered 30 goals while allowing 2.00 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have amassed 74 SoT on them. The team hasn't tallied a clean sheet this year. Portland has a total of 30 yellow cards on the year and also 2 red cards. The Timbers are ranked 18th concerning goals expected with 19.2, and the xGA are sitting at 23.0. On the year, this team sports an average of 1.07 points per match (16 points) and rank 3rd in the league with 23 assists. This team's goal differential is -2 by way of 28 goals put in the net and also 30 goals surrendered. The Portland Timbers have earned 45 saves and they also hold a SV rate of 60.8 so far this year.
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The Dynamo are averaging 1.29 points per fixture while accounting for 9 assists and 1 red card. Houston has earned a clean sheet % of 21.4% over the course of the season as well as 26 yellow card warnings. Houston is 18th in the category of goals conceded having 15, and their difference in goals is at -2. On the year, Houston has a save percentage of 76.7 (60 SoT against), and they also rank 17th in MLS with 18 points. This club's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.07 in addition to 45 saves, and they have recorded 3 clean sheets. The Houston Dynamo have accounted for 13 goals and this squad's expected goals the year sits at 14.6.
The man who is expected to defend the goal for Portland is James Pantemis. His GA/90 is 1.55 (61 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 67.8. Pantemis (18-11-17 record in his career) has earned 9 shutouts, which gives him a 19.6% clean sheet percentage. Pantemis has played for 4,173 minutes and is sitting with 122 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalie from Canada has faced 180 shots sent in his direction in 46 starts.
Steve Clark will be residing in front of the net for Houston. Clark has recorded 82 shutouts and defended 1,609 shots against him in 30,084 career minutes. He sports a save % of 72.5 and his clean sheet rate is 24.4%. He has conceded 1.41 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 123-88-124. During his professional soccer career, Clark has given up 472 goals while totaling 1,138 saves in 336 starting assignments.
Santiago Moreno is a guy who can make an impact for Portland. Moreno has started 96 matches thus far in his career and accounts for 0.21 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Colombia has recorded 19 goals in 8,268 professional minutes played. He has totaled 24 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card cautions so far in his career.
Houston has a guy in Adalberto Carrasquilla, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The midfielder from Panama has earned 7,963 professional minutes while earning 7 goals. He scores 0.08 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 89 outings in his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 0 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times.
Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland
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