HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. NEW YORK CITY FC
BBVA COMPASS STADIUM | Houston, Texas
Friday, Sept. 30 | Week #30 | MLS Game #307
8 pm ET (UniMás in USA, MLS LIVE in Canada)
After clinching their first playoff berth, New York City FC will now turn their attention to winning the Eastern Conference. The second-year club is currently tied with the crosstown rival New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC atop the East with 46 points, and only the top two teams get a first-round bye and direct ticket to the conference semifinals.
Beating Houston on the road won't be easy, however. Although they're in last place in the West, the Dynamo have been enjoying playing the role of spoiler of late, which included a big win over defending MLS Cup champion Portland last weekend.
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- Mauro Manotas scored a hat trick as the Dynamo won a second consecutive game – their first back-to-back victories in league play this season – in their 3-1 win against the Portland Timbers on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. Manotas, who was named MLS Player of the Week, has scored his first goals in MLS over the last three games, now with four.
- David Villa scored a pair of goals – his fifth multiple-goal game this season – as NYCFC clinched a berth in the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs in their second season following a 4-1 win against the Chicago Fire on Friday evening at Yankee Stadium. Villa has 19 goals for the season, now in second place in the MLS Golden Boot standings.
- The teams have met once all-time, playing to a 1-1 draw last May 30 at Yankee Stadium during NYCFC’s inaugural MLS season.
