Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo | MLS Match Preview

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TORONTO FC vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
BMO FIELD, Toronto
May 10, 2015 (Week 10, MLS Game #97)
5 pm ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in US, TSN, RDS2 in Canada)

Toronto FC make their long-awaited home debut for 2015 in a completely remodeled BMO Field when they play host to the Houston Dynamo on Sunday afternoon before an ESPN2 and TSN audience. TFC concluded their seven-game road swing to open the campaign with a pair of wins, last a 1-0 victory at Philadelphia Union a week ago. The Dynamo hit the road after back-to-back defeats on their home ground, falling 1-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes at midweek.

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REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Joe Fletcher; AR2 (opposite): Gianni Facchini; 4th: Silviu Petrescu
MLS Career: 62 games; FC/gm: 23.3; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 17; pens: 20

SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: TOR: Nick Hagglund … HOU: Kofi Sarkodie, Ricardo Clark
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (18 meetings): Toronto FC 4 wins, 20 goals … Dynamo 5 wins, 25 goals … Ties 9
AT TORONTO (9 meetings): Toronto FC 3 wins, 11 goals … Dynamo 2 wins, 10 goals … Ties 4
LAST YEAR (MLS):
7/12: TOR 4, HOU 2 (Osorio 39; Oduro 46+; Defoe 63, 89 – Davis 13, 30)
7/19: HOU 2, TOR 2 (Bruin 11; Barnes 26 – Gilberto 18; Oduro 47+)
10/8: TOR 0, HOU 1 (Barnes 35)

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
The Dynamo have come away with points on three of their last four visits to BMO Field, including a 1-0 win there last Oct. 8 in the last meeting between the teams. TFC’s 4-2 home win last year was their first at BMO vs. the Dynamo since 2011.
TFC has come away from Houston with points on each of their last four visits, though they have not won there since 2010.
Coaches record: Greg Vanney vs. HOU: P1 W0 L1 D0 … Owen Coyle vs. TOR: first game