LA GALAXY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
STUBHUB CENTER • Carson, Calif.
July 15, 2016 • Week 19 • MLS Game #189
11 pm ET (UniMás - USA, MLS LIVE- CAN)
The LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo renew their Western Conference rivalry for a second time this season when the clubs face off at StubHub Center on Viernes de Fútbol. The Galaxy return home after winning their second game in a row, defeating Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 last Saturday, to move into a tie for third place in the conference. The Dynamo started their coast-to-coast road swing with a scoreless draw at Orlando City SC, moving off the foot of the West table.
- Robbie Keane scored his second goal in his second game after returning from Euro 2016, the Galaxy claiming a 1-0 win Saturday at Seattle Sounders FC. It was a second consecutive win for the Galaxy on the heels of a seven-game winless run – of which Keane missed five games.
- The Dynamo recorded a second consecutive shutout and a third in their last four games, reaching a fourth draw in six games since Wade Barrett took over as interim head coach in their 0-0 result at Orlando City SC on Friday, July 8.
- The teams are meeting for a second time this season. Giovani dos Santos scored a pair of goals and set up a third as the Galaxy won 4-1 April 15 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- The Galaxy win this year was their first ever at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Galaxy’s last win in Houston had come in the 2010 season – at Robertson Stadium. The Dynamo had won four consecutive home games in the series.
- The Galaxy won 1-0 last May 22 at StubHub Center, their first league victory against the Dynamo since May 25, 2011, a 1-0 win in Carson, ending a five-game league winless run in the series. The Dynamo had won four consecutive league meetings between the teams before a 1-1 draw March 21 in the first meeting between the teams.
REFEREE: Mark Geiger. AR1 (bench): Eric Boria; AR2 (opposite): Logan Brown; 4th: Alex Chilowicz
MLS Career: 153 games; FC/gm: 26.6; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 35; pens: 47
SUSPENDED: LA: Nigel de Jong (through July 17)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: LA: Daniel Steres … HOU: Alex
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: LA: A.J. DeLaGarza
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (22 meetings): Galaxy 8 wins, 24 goals … Dynamo 9 wins, 26 goals … Ties 5
AT LA (10 meetings): Galaxy 4 wins, 12 goals … Dynamo 3 wins, 10 goals … Ties 3
FUTURE MATCH: 10/16: Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy, 7 pm ET
- Coaches record: Wade Barrett vs. LA: first game … Bruce Arena vs. HOU: P16 W7 L7 T2
LAST MEETING [MLS]:
4/15: HOU 1, LA 4 (Horst 1 - dos Santos 4, 31; Husidic 21; Zardes 49)
