Houston Dynamo VS New York City

Columbus Crew welcome Atlanta United at Lower.com Field Sunday morning Beijing time for this USA MLS fifth round battle. This league has improved a lot during the 10 or so years and has both young talented players, mainly from South American countries. Teams from both the USA and Canada play in this league. Us football bettors and fans can expect a good-level and entertaining match here. The MLS is more high-scoring on average than most European leagues. Typically for US sports entertaining the fans at the stadium as well spectators at home is considered important. It's not only about winning but also the entertainment industry. In the Play Offs when stakes are higher most teams start playing more defensive football. New York City have, unsurprisingly, been much better than Houston so far this season.They have won two of the four games, taken one draw and lost one game in this league. They have netted the ball just five times and have seven points to their account and the Eastern Conference league table. Their offense has not quite met the expectations yet but has potential for much better. Their number of expected goals (xG) is 7.12. Their defense has been pretty solid though – they have allowed five goals. Last season they scored 57 goals and finished in third place in the Eastern Conference. They grabbed a total of 57 points and I expect them to be pretty strong this season as well.

Houston Dynamo, on the other hand, had a poor season and ended up in 13th place in the Western Conference with a pathetic 36 points. They scored just 43 goals and allowed 56. I do not expect too much from them this season either. They cannot match the visitors in any area of the game. They have won just one game in the MLS so far this season. Indeed, on the 18th of March (US time) they defeated Austin 2-0 at home as solid favorites according to the bookies. Yes, they were the better team but not by a wide margin. They recorded 1.59 in xG – Austin's number was 1.01. The visitors had 52% ball possession and the hosts recorded only a few more shots on goal and scoring attempts. Austin had more total passes and completed passes. Before this they were crushed by New York Revolution - 3-0 was the final score. In the opening round they lost to Cincinnati. New York City were very good in their most recent game and beat DC United 3-2 at home. They could easily have taken a more clear win. I loved the way they attacked. Their defense was also better than the two goals allowed would suggest. The xG numbers were 2.42-0.62.

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北京时间周日上午，哥伦布队在Lower.com球场欢迎亚特兰大联队参加美国MLS第五轮比赛。这个联赛在过去10年左右的时间里有了很大的进步，拥有年轻有天赋的球员，主要来自南美国家。来自美国和加拿大的球队都参加这个联赛。美国的足球投注者和球迷可以在这里期待一场高水平和有趣的比赛。MLS的平均得分比大多数欧洲联赛都要高。对于美国体育来说，在体育场取悦球迷和在主场取悦观众被认为是很重要的。这不仅关乎输赢，也关乎娱乐业。在附加赛中，当赌注更高时，大多数球队开始踢更多的防守足球。毫无疑问，纽约城本赛季到目前为止的表现要比火箭好得多。在这个联赛中，他们赢了四场比赛中的两场，取得了一场平局，输了一场比赛。他们只进了5次球，在东部积分榜上也有7分。他们的进攻还没有完全达到预期，但有潜力做得更好。他们的预期目标数(xG)是7.12。不过他们的防守相当稳固——丢了5个球。上赛季他们打进57球，在东部排名第三。他们一共拿到了57分，我预计他们本赛季也会非常强大。

另一方面，休斯顿迪纳摩队本赛季表现不佳，以可怜的36分排名西部第13位。他们只进了43个球，失球56个。我对他们这个赛季也没有太多的期望。他们在比赛的任何方面都比不上客队。本赛季到目前为止，他们在MLS只赢了一场比赛。事实上，在3月18日(美国时间)，他们在主场以2-0击败了奥斯汀，根据博彩公司的说法，他们是最受欢迎的。是的，他们是更好的球队，但差距并不大。他们在xG中记录了1.59 -奥斯汀的数字是1.01。客队有52%的控球率，而主队只有几次射门和射门次数。奥斯汀有更多的总传球和完成传球。在此之前，他们被纽约革命队击败，最终比分是3比0。在第一轮比赛中他们输给了辛辛那提队。纽约市在最近的比赛中表现非常出色，并在主场3-2击败了华盛顿联队。他们本可以轻松取得更明显的胜利。我喜欢他们攻击的方式。