LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo Prediction, 4/12/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA
TV: MLS Season Pass
The Galaxy (0-2-5) will compete against the Dynamo (1-2-4) at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on Saturday. The Galaxy are priced at +110 and the Dynamo are at -130. The over/under comes in at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be John McCarthy for LA and Blake Gillingham for Houston.
LA has conceded 14 goals while giving up 2.00 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have amassed 33 SoT on them. The team hasn't gotten a clean sheet this season. LA has tallied 13 yellow card warnings for the season. The Galaxy rank 27th in regard to xG having 6.0, and the squad's xGA are at 12.7. On the year, the club has an average of 0.29 pts per fixture (2 pts) and have a rank of 19th in MLS with 5 assists. The team's difference in goals is currently at -9 as a result of 5 goals accumulated as well as 14 goals given up. The LA Galaxy have a total of 19 saves and also have earned a save% of 57.6% on the year.
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The Houston Dynamo have earned 5 goals and the squad's goals expected for the season is at 5.6. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.57 with 22 saves, and they have tallied 3 shut outs. For the year, Houston has a save percentage of 66.7% (33 SoTA), and also sit at 25th in Major League Soccer with 5 pts. Houston Dynamo sits at 21st in the matter of goals relinquished having 11, and the squad's difference in goals is -6. Houston has a clean sheet rate of 42.9% this year and also 19 yellow card warnings. The Dynamo are averaging 0.7 pts/match while accounting for 5 assists.
The man who will defend the goal for LA is John McCarthy. McCarthy has seen the pitch for a total of 9,241 minutes and has accumulated 326 stops in his career. McCarthy (42-22-38 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 21 shutouts, which leaves him with a 20.4%% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from the United States has faced 476 shots sent in his direction in 102 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.46 (150 total goals allowed) and his save % is 68.5%.
Blake Gillingham will reside in front of the goal for Houston. So far in his career, Gillingham has allowed 3 goals while tallying 8 stops in 1 starts. Gillingham has accumulated 1 clean sheets and has defended 11 shots attempted against him in 114 mins throughout his career. He sports a save % of 72.7% and his clean sheet rate is 100.0%%. He has conceded 3.00 goals per 90 while earning a record of 0-0-1.
Christian Ramirez is a man who can create chances for LA. He has 15 assists while earning 123 pts in his career. The forward hailing from the United States has recorded 54 goals scored in 9,746 professional minutes played. Ramirez has started 115 outings in his career and scores 0.50 goals per 90 mins.
Houston features a difference maker in Ezequiel Ponce, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He is averaging 0.42 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 15 games during his career. The forward from Argentina has been on the field for 1,272 professional minutes while scoring 6 goals. He has accumulated 13 pts thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 1 time.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LA Galaxy (-130)
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