lineups: Cody Baker made his first career start at left back, while Dylan Teves made his first start of the season.
The Seattle Sounders managed to retain first place in the Western Conference, but the situation is a bit precarious, as they have played more games than the two teams immediately behind. After going winless on two consecutive lanes, the road beat on Houston Dynamo It would be a welcome narrative shift.
Although the Sounders have dominated recent history between these two teams – winning 10 of the past 11 meetings – this Dynamo lineup has improved upon many of those previous meetings. Dynamo go into this match 4-3-2 and are firmly in the middle of the table. That may not seem like much, but considering they last made the qualifiers in 2017 – where they were worn by the Sounders – this is a significant improvement.
The Dynamo were particularly good at home, going 4-0-1 in the league and winning Wednesday’s US Open Cup match with an alternating lineup.
- Seattle have won 10 of 11 and lost only twice in their previous 19 meetings (13-2-4) with the Dynamo.[دت بك]to 2013. That includes two tournament wins and a 3-2-3 record in Houston.
- Dynamo have lost only once in their last nine home league matches, dating back to last year.
- Dynamo have so far not allowed a goal in five home matches this year. They are the fourth team in MLS history to manage that – the Sounders were also in that group but their streak ended last week. No team has started the season with six consecutive home games without allowing a goal.
- Paul Rothrock and Cody Baker have both signed short-term loan agreements and will be eligible for selection.
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out: Nouhou (disease); Liu Chu (mid-foot sprain); Cristian Roldan (concussion protocol); Clean Rowe (knee sprain L); Raul Ruidiaz (hamstring strain); Obaid Vargas (international duty); Dani Leyva (loan)
Houston
Outside: Ifunanyachi Achara (knee); adolescence ciliary (leg); Tate Schmidt (knee)
In question: Eric Sviachenko (lower body)
Reference: Rubel Vasquez AR1: Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. AR2: Brook May the fourth: Diego Blas Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Maresc
Date/kick-off time: Saturday, 5:39 PM PT
place: Shell Energy Stadium; Houston, Texas
global flow of English (Free trial): MLS Season Ticket (Mark Rogondino & Heath Pearce)
Spanish Global Streaming: MLS Season Pass (Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto)
local radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, USA iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson and Steve Zakuani)
ifcAl Spanesh radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Makeda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? n
Will Sounders Radio be available as an alternate feed? n
Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.
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