Tacoma Defiance vs Houston Prediction
🔔How will young players cope with the pressure of this match? There may be squad rotations from the coaching staff, so the game between Tacoma Defiance and Houston may differ from the usual. The meeting will take place at the Starfire Sports Stadium stadium in the city of Tukwila as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament. The match is scheduled for 20:00 5 October.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 18 September 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:2. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Houston):
- ball possession percentage: 65% vs 35%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 1;
- fouls: 11 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 9 vs 4.
📊Officially, the teams Tacoma Defiance and Houston have played only one match. The meeting took place on 18 September 2025 at the home ground of Houston and ended with a score of 1:2.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results
Tacoma Defiance Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 28 September 2025 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - San Jose Earthquakes II, away team - Tacoma Defiance). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here's the game statistics (Tacoma Defiance vs San Jose Earthquakes II):
- ball possession: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 5 vs 5;
- fouls: 16 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 4.
✅The Tacoma Defiance team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 3 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws. In total, the team has scored 16 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.6. In home matches, this figure is 2.2 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 2.4.
Match Results: Tacoma Defiance
Houston Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 22 September 2025 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Houston, away - Portland Timbers II). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:1.
Here are the match stats (Houston vs Portland Timbers II):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 5;
- fouls: 16 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 5 vs 4.
⚠️Will Houston be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 4 times, lost 6 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 1.4 goals per game (in away matches - 1.5), and conceded 1.9 goals. Hopefully, this season Houston will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Houston
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 1;
- home team wins - 1, away team wins - 0, draws - 0.
- Houston won with a +1.5 handicap in last 6 games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2, the guests - 1;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 3;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 0.
- Under 4.5 goals scored in 7 of last 8 Tacoma Defiance games (MLS Next Pro).
- Under 4.5 goals scored in 14 of last 15 Houston away games.
- Under 4.5 goals scored in 12 of last 13 Houston away games (MLS Next Pro).
- Under 4.5 goals scored in last 9 Houston games (MLS Next Pro).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 1;
- both teams scored all-time - 1 times;
- on the home team’s field - 0 times.
- Tacoma Defiance have scored and conceded in 17 of last 19 games (MLS Next Pro).
- Tacoma Defiance have scored and conceded in last 13 home games (MLS Next Pro).
Editorial Prediction
- Tacoma Defiance have not won in 10 of last 11 home games.
- Tacoma Defiance have not won in 9 of last 10 home games (MLS Next Pro).
Betting Tips: Tacoma Defiance - Houston
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