A resurgent New England Revolution outfit will be in confident mood ahead of the visit from Houston Dynamo when these two teams meet at the Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on Saturday night.
Although they sit second from bottom in the Eastern Conference, New England Revolution have seen recent results improve and on the up as the hosts are unbeaten in their last 5 outings in the MLS.
Recent wins over San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy along with points picked up in draws against Montreal Impact, DC United and Philadelphia Union, all of whom sit in the top three of the Eastern Conference, show that the hosts have made themselves hard to beat in recent times.
New England will therefore be confident that they can get something out of this clash with Houston Dynamo, especially on home turf at their Gillette Stadium where they’ve suffered just 1 defeat out of their last 5 matches.
In addition, previous history is on New England’s side on home turf as they’re unbeaten in their last 6 meetings against Houston Dynamo, winning 5 of these 6 encounters.
Houston Dynamo occupy 5th place in the Western Conference and therefore sit in the play-off pack in the Conference ahead of their trip to Massachusetts on Saturday night.
Dynamo have picked up 7 wins so far this season overall in the MLS, but 6 of these wins have been recorded on home turf at their BBVA Stadium in Texas, where they’ve won 6 of their first 9 home matches of the season.
However, much of Houston’s success so far this season has been due to their results at home, while on the road, Dynamo have really struggled to get anything going as they’ve picked up just 1 win out of their 6 away from home to date.
That win came in the shape of a 4-1 win away at Colorado Rapids in their first away match of this season, but Houston Dynamo have since slumped to 5 defeats on the trot on their travels.
Defeats at LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, Minnesota United, Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes is not great preparation for this tricky looking road trip for Houston Dynamo, especially as they’ve lost 5 of their last 6 visits to New England.