After having played 4 away matches out of their last 5 in the MLS, Houston Dynamo will be relieved to be returning to their BBVA Stadium for this Wednesday night clash against New York Red Bulls.
Especially so as Houston suffered defeats in each of these 4 away matches with losses incurred at Minnesota United, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes and New England Revolution.
In-between times, Houston grabbed a point in a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas at home, so they’ll be keen to resume their unbeaten stretch of 9 matches to date at home so far this season, in this encounter.
Houston still remain unbeaten at home so far this season which includes a haul of 6 wins and 3 draws that has helped the hosts to the last remaining spot in the top seven of the Western Conference and a place in the play-off pack.
The concerning factor though is that Houston are without a win from their last 5 matches, but the goal market looks good; 8 of Houston’s 9 home matches have seen both teams score.
New York Red Bulls bounced back from their recent 3-2 defeat away from home at Philadelphia Union last time out when they registered a vital 3-1 home win over Chicago Fire.
That recent win over struggling Chicago Fire helped preserve New York Red Bulls’s position in the top seven of the Eastern Conference and the play-off pack, but with the likes of crosstown rivals, New York City and Toronto hot on their heels, they’ll no doubt be keen to get something out of this trip to Houston.
Red Bulls have captured a total of 8 league wins in the MLS to date this season, but 6 of these have been recorded on home turf at their Red Bull Arena, while results away from home have produced a mixed return this term.
Recent results illustrate their inconsistency on their travels perfectly as they’ve registered wins at Dallas and Cincinnati, lost at New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union, and drew at Sporting Kansas.
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So again, the goal market looks the best option as 4 of New York’s 7 away matches have resulted in both teams scoring.
In addition, 5 of the last 6 encounters between these two teams at the BBVA Stadium have seen both teams score and this trend looks set to continue here on Wednesday night.