Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC Prediction, 3/25/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/21/2023

Game: Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+164) New York City (+166)

The Pigeons (2-1-1) are en route to Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday where they will meet the Dynamo (1-0-2). The Dynamo open at +164 and NYCFC is at +166. The betting total comes in at 2.75. The starting goalies will be Steve Clark for Houston and Luis Barraza for New York City.

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Houston has given up 5 goals while giving up 1.67 G/90, and the opposition have accumulated 14 SoT on them. They have accounted for 1 clean sheet, giving them a % of 33.3% on the campaign. Houston has recorded 8 yellow card warnings on the season. The Dynamo sit at 22nd in the matter of goals expected having 3.8, and their expected goals against sit at 4.1. On the campaign, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.00 pts per fixture (3 points) and also are ranked 21st in the league with 2 assists. Their difference in goals is at -2 with the help of 3 goals tallied and also 5 goals relinquished. The Houston Dynamo have tallied 9 saves and they have earned a save rate of 64.3 on the campaign.

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The Pigeons are sitting with an average of 1.75 points per match while having 3 assists. NYCFC has accounted a clean sheet % of 25.0% the year and also 12 yellow card cautions. New York City is ranked 13th in relation to goals against having 5, and the squad's goal difference is sitting at 0. So far this season, NYCFC has a save % of 58.3 (12 shots on target against), and rank 9th in MLS with 7 points. This club's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.25 in addition to 7 saves, and they have 1 clean sheet. New York City FC has earned 5 goals and this squad's expected goals on the season is sitting at 5.2.

The man protecting the net for Houston is Steve Clark. His GA/90 is 1.71 (83 total goals given up) and he has a save % of .655. Clark (15-11-22 mark during his career) has recorded 11 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.9% clean sheet percentage. Clark has seen the field for 4,358 mins and has tallied 152 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper born in the United States has seen 232 shots tried at him in 48 career starts.

Luis Barraza will be residing in front of the goal for New York City. Barraza has totaled 66 clean sheets while seeing 897 shots against him in 18,773 career mins. He has a save % of .711 and his clean sheet rate is 31.6%. He has surrendered 1.24 goals per 90 and he has a record of 93-50-66. So far in his pro soccer career, Barraza has given up 259 goals and has accounted for 638 stops in 209 starting assignments.

Sebastian Ferreira is a member of the side who can be a force on the pitch for Houston. The forward who is from Paraguay has accumulated 66 goals in 10,626 mins. Ferreira has been given a starting assignment in 126 contests in his career and he tallies 0.56 goals per 90 mins. He has 13 assists while tallying 26 yellow cards in his career.

New York City features an attacker in Gabriel Pereira, who should keep defenses up at night. He has totaled 4 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 5 times. The forward born in Brazil has been on the pitch for 3,223 minutes while scoring 11 goals. He scores 0.31 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 35 contests so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (+164)

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