Houston Dynamo 2 vs Austin FC IIPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The Texas derby for the top of the Western Houston Dynamo 2 and Austin FC II hold the Western Conference's top two places, three points apart: 40 against 37, though the hosts have a game in hand. It's a meeting of the league's two best defences, with 14 goals conceded in 16 matches for Houston and 16 in 17 for Austin. A quality attack against the tallest wall The visitors have scored 36 goals, 2.12 per game, and boast 12 wins with only 2 defeats this season. They run into the most impenetrable rearguard in MLS Next Pro, though, one that concedes less than a goal a match. In this head-to-head between the two front-runners, the prospect of the visitors still finding the target runs at around 68%.