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Oct 3, 2024 at 1.30am UK
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Houston
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New England

Ponce (50'), Sviatchenko (68')
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Miller (68')

Preview: Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Houston Dynamo will look to bounce back to winning ways in the MLS this week when they take on the New England Revolution at Shell Energy Stadium on Thursday morning.

The hosts enter this match in sixth place in the Western Conference standings with 48 points, while the visitors are second bottom in the Eastern Conference with 31 points.


Match preview

With just three games left to go until the end of the regular season, Houston find themselves in a tricky spot, just three points above Minnesota, who currently occupy ninth place and the final playoff spot.

Last week, the Dynamos suffered a painful 1-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders, who leapfrogged them into fifth place, with winger Paul Rothrock scoring the only goal of the match midway through the first half.

That result brought an end to a five-match unbeaten league run for Ben Olsen's side, which included three wins and two draws dating back to the start of the month, and was also the first time they had failed to score in an away match since May 16 against Austin.

Indeed, Houston have fared better on the road than at Shell Energy Stadium this term, picking up 26 points on their travels, which is the fourth-best tally in the league, while on home soil they have earned 22 points, ranking 18th across both coasts.

The last time the Dynamos faced the Revs was back in March this year when they suffered a 3-0 defeat, though they did come out on top when they met at this venue last season, which was also the only time Houston beat this opponent in their last five encounters.

Meanwhile, after suffering a 4-0 defeat against Charlotte the previous weekend, the New England Revolution were in desperate need of a positive result when they hosted Nashville on Sunday and managed to eke out a narrow 1-0 victory.

The lone goal in the match against the Coyotes came from right-back Brandon Bye in the 86th minute from what turned out to be New England's only attempt on target across the entire 90.

With that, the Revs ended a five-match winless run which included two draws and three losses, a period during which they also conceded 13 goals and only managed to find the net on four occasions themselves.

Still, the victory over Nashville meant that Caleb Porter's men kept their final series hopes alive, now trailing ninth-placed Philadelphia by six points, though they do have a game in hand on the sides above them.

However, three of the Revs remaining four matches in the league are away games, and their form on the road has been exceptionally poor this term, managing just 12 points in 14 games and currently on a three-match losing streak.

Houston Dynamo Major League Soccer form:

New England Revolution Major League Soccer form:


Team News

Houston's already fairly extensive absentee list was added to in their match against the Sounders, with Griffin Dorsey crossing the yellow card threshold for the season which will force him to sit out this one.

The full-back will be joined on the sidelines by the likes of Nelson Quinones (knee), Lawrence Ennali (cruciate ligament), Hector Herrera (muscle), Ezequiel Ponce (muscle) and Latif Blessing (knock), all of whom are ruled out through injury.

New England, on the other hand, are likely to be missing just two players for the midweek trip to Texas, with Tomas Chancalay out for the rest of the season with a knee injury and Will Sands flagged as a doubt with an injured foot.

The Revs will be able to welcome Dylan Borrero back to action this week, though, with the midfielder having now served his ban for the red card he was shown against Charlotte a couple of weeks ago.


Houston Dynamo possible starting lineup:
Clark; Escobar, Sviatchenko, Micael, Smith; Carrasquilla, Artur, Kowalczyk; Aliyu, Ferreira, Bassi

New England Revolution possible starting lineup:
Ivacic; Bye, Arreaga, Romney, Miller; Polster, Abdullahi; Langoni, Gil, Boateng; Vrioni


We say: Houston Dynamo 2-1 New England Revolution

While New England have dominated this fixture in recent seasons, their away form in particular this season has been well below the norm, and we feel they will struggle to contain the Dynamos on their home patch in this one.


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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami33218473472671
2Columbus Crew32179665382760
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati33175115647956
4Orlando City331571158481052
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7New York City FCNY City32138115146547
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10Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia33910146153837
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta33910144448-437
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3289153451-1733
14New England RevolutionNew England3294193564-2931
15Chicago Fire3379174059-1930

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy33197767472064
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles33187861412061
3Seattle SoundersSeattle33168950341656
4Real Salt LakeSalt Lake331412762471554
5Houston DynamoHouston34149114541451
6Colorado RapidsColorado33155135957250
7Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd33147125448649
8Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver32138115045547
9Portland TimbersPortland32129116455945
10St Louis City34913125259-740
11Austin FCAustin33109143545-1039
12Dallas32107155255-337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195067-1731
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