Orlando City SC vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/14/2022

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Game: Orlando City SC vs Houston Dynamo

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+110) Houston (+235)

Memo Rodriguez and the Houston Dynamo (5-3-6, 7th in Western Conference) are headed to Exploria Stadium on Saturday where they'll meet Orlando City (6-3-5, 5th in Eastern Conference). The men protecting the net will be Mason Stajduhar for Orlando City and Steve Clark for the Houston Dynamo. The line on this game has Orlando City priced at +110 and the Dynamo are at +235. The O/U opens at 2.5.

Orlando took the field against Dallas in their most recent match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-1. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 89.3% passes received percentage by connecting on 368 out of their 412 passing attempts in their last outing. The Lions attempted 12 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 3 of the attempts for a percentage of 25.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Orlando finished at a 21.4% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 14 total shots. Orlando sports an average of 1.21 goals per 90 (17 goals in total) and have accumulated 15 assists in all contests this year.

Junior Urso is a player who should be able to impact this match for Orlando City. Urso has started 176 games so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.18 G/90. The midfielder who is from Brazil has racked up 31 goals in 15,197 minutes. He has accounted for 7 assists while accumulating 29 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Ercan Kara, the forward representing Austria. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 11 times during his career and he has scored 31 goals. Kara has totaled 5,131 minutes during 59 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 6 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.54 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Orlando City SC is Mason Stajduhar. Stajduhar has seen the pitch for a total of 2,340 mins and is sitting with 58 saves in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.77 (46 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 61.7. The goalie from the United States has seen 94 shots attempted at him in 26 career starts. Stajduhar (5-11-10 record in his career) has recorded 3 clean sheets, which gives him a 11.5% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Houston took a defeat with a final score of 3-0 against Salt Lake. They finished the match by converting 375 out of their 423 passes they tried earning a rate of 88.7%. The Dynamo had a 64.7% successful dribble rate by converting 11 of the 17 dribbles they pursued. Houston converted 4 shots on goal out of their 14 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 28.6% rate when they last took the field. With a total of 17 goals and 10 assists for all their games, Houston averages 1.21 goals and 0.71 assists per 90.

Memo Rodriguez will be someone to watch for Houston Dynamo. He averages 0.28 goals per 90 minutes and has started 101 outings during his pro soccer career. The midfielder born in the United States has 9,154 minutes and has earned 28 goals. He has accumulated 19 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Fafa Picault, the forward representing the United States. He has scored 53 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 23 times. Picault has been given 34 yellow card cautions in 13,690 minutes played (154 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.35.

Steve Clark will reside in front of the net for Houston Dynamo. So far in his pro soccer career, Clark has allowed 384 goals and has racked up 944 stops in 270 starts. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 99-74-96. He is the owner of a save % of 72.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.1%. Clark has accumulated 65 shutouts while defending 1,323 shots against him in 24,227 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+235)

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