GAME NOTES
CLB: Wil Trapp out (suspension, red card)
CLB: Only 2 days rest
CLB: 3 pts in last 5
HOU: Big 4-1 win vs Chivas last match
HOU: Davis back, regained form
HOU: MLS vet Kinnear looking for wins during this part of season
TEN PREDICTIONS
Percentage on left is accuracy in picking Crew matches only.
63% WIN DRAW WIN ... COLUMBUS CREW
Wiseguys like the Crew this week, 0-1 Away. 42% on Columbus victory in the Your Vote section (31% Draw, 25% Houston).
50% WHOSCORED.COM ... HOUSTON DYNAMO
"The Dynamo will be looking to build on their win over Chivas USA as they try to salvage a poor start to the new season." 1-0 Houston, says Graham Ruthven.
38% COLUMBUS DISPATCH ... HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jardy says that the "three-game winning streak to open the season seems a distant memory," and thinks that the Dynamo are tough to beat at home. Pick up today's paper, good story on Trapp's replacement and some quotes from Berhalter about KC loss.
25% BET365 ... HOUSTON DYNAMO
Home team is heavy favorites here, which is why we probably see the wiseguys moving on this one. 10/11 Dynamo (13/5 Draw, 11/4 Crew).
25% GOAL.COM ... HOUSTON DYNAMO
Up and at 'em is Jon Arnold with today's preview along with the general observation that "three consecutive wins to start the season, but the club hasn't picked up three points since."
25% HOME TEAM ... HOUSTON DYNAMO
Not expecting a huge crowd but Crew on one less day rest and on second away city in a few days.
25% MLSSOCCER ... n/a
Slackers. Will update if I get time tomorrow.
25% WV HOOLIGAN ... n/a
Busy week.
0% MASSIVE REPORT ... n/a
Check out a preview with a Dynamo Theory contributor. I'm not as impressed with Sean Ringrose as he is with his stats about when specific players score, but you decide for yourself.
0% TABLE POSITION ... COLUMBUS CREW
Crew seem to be hitting every branch on the way down, here.
MY PREDICTION
Very quick turn for the Crew and they don't really have any depth ready to come in and play. A situation made worse by Trapp being suspended. In the world of MLS this sort of thing can sometimes be an advantage but I don't really see that for the Crew this year. There are no reports with a concrete replacement for young Wil. Thus, a problem of depth for the Crew.
That doesn't necessarily spell doom and gloom for the Crew though. "The Oven" hasn't proved to be a difficult place for the Crew to play and being that it's a midweek matchup we shouldn't expect a vivacious crowd.
Houston, with an in form Brad Davis and an increasingly dangerous Will Bruin, are the team to beat here as the Crew are still trying to figure things out this year (a loss here and fans might be looking to next year).
We see. A draw would be high on my list of results, Crew win least likely.
Weather will be in the mid 70s. Enjoy.
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