📏 Form Guide

Houston Dynamo

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Houston Dynamo will be wanting a better result here following the 4-3 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of FC Dallas.

In that match, Houston Dynamo managed 45% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Houston Dynamo, goals were scored by Guilherme (29'), Erik Sviatchenko (31'), Lawrence Ennali (33') and Duane Holmes (54' Own goal). On the other side, FC Dallas had 16 shots on goal with 6 on target. Logan Farrington (6', 14') and Petar Musa (86') scored for FC Dallas.

It’s been seldom in recent games where Houston Dynamo have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Houston Dynamo have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals along the way.

Seattle Sounders FC

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In their last fixture, Seattle Sounders FC drew 0-0 in the MLS tie with Minnesota United.

In that game, Seattle Sounders FC had 68% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Minnesota United had 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

A succession of resolute displays by the Seattle Sounders FC defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their past 6 fixtures in total. During the same time, their forwards have scored 8. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see if that trend shall be sustained in this next game.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 20/06/2024 shows that Houston Dynamo have won 0 of these & Seattle Sounders FC 2, with the tally of drawn results being 4.

In all, 11 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 4 of them for Orange Crush and 7 coming from The Sounders. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league contest between these sides was MLS match day 18 on 11/05/2025 which ended up with the score at Houston Dynamo 1-3 Seattle Sounders FC.

That time, Houston Dynamo had 40% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Femi Awodesu (32').

On the other side, Seattle Sounders FC got 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Danny Musovski (22') and Albert Rusnák (46', 58') scored.

The match was refereed by Victor Rivas.

📋 Team News: Houston Dynamo

Nelson Quiñónes (Leg injury), Lucas Halter (Leg injury) and Artur (Knee injury) will be missing for Houston Dynamo gaffer Ben Olsen. Erik Sviatchenko will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

It seems likely that Orange Crush should line up in a 4-3-3 formation in the match, handing starts to Jonathan Bond, Duane Holmes, Sam Vines, Antônio Carlos, Felipe Andrade, Jack McGlynn, Hector Herrera, Lawrence Ennali, Mateusz Bogusz, Ezequiel Ponce and Guilherme Augusto.

🗞️ Team News: Seattle Sounders FC

It’s our belief that The Sounders seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting the game with Andrew Thomas, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Alex Roldan, Antino Lopez, Nouhou Tolo, Nikola Petkovic, Cristian Roldan, Paul Rothrock, Albert Rusnák, Jesús Ferreira and Osaze De Rosario.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. Our tip is therefore for a close game with a 1-1 score draw at full-time.

Lucas Pereira, 00:02 05/04/2026