MONTREAL IMPACT vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
STADE SAPUTO | Montreal
August 6, 2016 | Week 22 | MLS Game #223
7:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE, ROOT Sports SW, TVA Sports)
The Montréal Impact will look to solidify their standing in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, when they take on the Houston Dynamo for the only time this season, Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. The Impact return home following a 1-1 draw at D.C. United last Sunday, now sitting in a tie for fourth place in the conference, four points above the red line. The Dynamo saw their winless run extended to four matches in a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium, still sitting at the foot of the Western Conference.
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- Hernán Bernardello scored his first MLS goal in his first game back with the Montréal Impact, hitting for a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Sunday evening at Stade Saputo. Bernardello did not score a goal in two seasons with the Impact in 2013-14.
- Alex scored his second goal of the season, snapping a three-game shutout streak for the Dynamo, but they still had their winless run stretched to four games with a third draw in that time, reaching a 1-1 result with the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- The Dynamo have won the last two meetings in the series, including a 3-0 victory last April 11 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the only contest between the clubs.
- The visiting team has never won in the three-year history of the series between the clubs. The road team has come away with points just once – after a 1-1 draw at BBVA Compass Stadium in 2011.
- The Impact have won all four meetings in the series at Stade Saputo, including a 3-0 win June 29, 2014, in their last encounter in Montréal. The Dynamo have won the last five meetings between the teams in Houston in all competitions, including in the knockout round of the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2013.
REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4th: Robert Sibiga
MLS Career: 7 games; FC/gm: 26.4; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 1; pens: 2
SUSPENDED: MTL: Didier Drogba (through Aug. 7) … HOU: Alex (caution accumulation; through Aug. 7)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: MTL: Lucas Ontivero
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MTL: Didier Drogba, Hassoun Camara
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Erick Torres (Mexico Olympic team; 2016 Rio Olympic Games)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (10 meetings): Impact 4 wins, 17 goals … Dynamo 5 wins, 14 goals … Ties 1
AT MONTREAL (4 meetings): Impact 4 wins, 14 goals … Dynamo 0 wins, 2 goals … Ties 0
LAST YEAR (MLS):
4/11: HOU 3, MTL 0 (Barnes 15; Clark 72; Lovejoy 80)
- The Dynamo have won the last two meetings in the series, including a 3-0 victory last April 11 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the only contest between the clubs.
- The visiting team has never won in the three-year history of the series between the clubs. The road team has come away with points just once – after a 1-1 draw at BBVA Compass Stadium in 2011.
- The Impact have won all four meetings in the series at Stade Saputo, including a 3-0 win June 29, 2014, the last encounter in Montréal. The Dynamo have won the last five meetings between the teams in Houston in all competitions, including in the Knockout Round of the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2013. The Impact have won all four meetings all-time in Montréal.
- Coaches record: Mauro Biello vs. HOU: first meeting … Wade Barrett vs. MTL: first meeting
