HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. COLORADO RAPIDS
BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, Texas
Saturday, Oct. 8 | Week #31 | MLS Game #316
8:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE, Altitude, KUBE TV, Channel 57)
Colorado Rapids will clinch a top-two seed and first-round bye in the Western Conference IF
- Colorado Rapids win at Houston Dynamo on Saturday
Houston Dynamo will be eliminated from playoff contention IF
- Houston Dynamo lose or tie vs. Colorado Rapids on Saturday
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A crucial contest in the Western Conference playoff picture is the lone MLS fixture of the week as the Houston Dynamo play host to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo come into the match fighting for their playoff lives following a 2-0 home loss to New York City FC last weekend, and could be eliminated from postseason contention with the failure to win. The Rapids are still in the hunt for the Supporters’ Shield as holders of the league’s best record, securing their berth in the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs following a 1-0 win against the Portland Timbers last weekend at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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- The Dynamo had their two-game winning streak put to an end, falling 2-0 to New York City FC on Friday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium, their first defeat since Aug. 27.
- The Rapids secured their place in the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, Sebastien Le Toux scoring the game’s only goal for the win against the Portland Timbers at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday evening. The Rapids remain the only undefeated team at home for the 2016 MLS season with the victory.
- The Dynamo took the last meeting between the teams, a 3-2 victory Sept. 26, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium, their win in league play in the series since 2009. The Rapids won six of the 10 meetings in between, with four draws.
- The Dynamo haven’t won at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since 2008, with the Rapids winning the last three meetings in Commerce City.
REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero.
MLS Career: 66 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.9; R: 17; pens: 29
AR1 (bench): Corey Parker; AR2 (opposite): Brian Poeschel; 4th: Kevin Terry Jr.
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Alex … COL: Axel Sjoberg, Sam Cronin, Marc Burch, Dominique Badji
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Jared Watts, Jermaine Jones, Shkelzen Gashi, Mekeil Williams
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (22 meetings): Dynamo 8 wins, 28 goals … Rapids 8 wins, 29 goals … Ties 6
AT HOUSTON (10 meetings): Dynamo 5 wins, 20 goals … Rapids 1 win, 14 goals … Ties 4
RETURN MATCH: Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo, 2 p.m. MT
LAST YEAR (MLS)
3/28: HOU 0, COL 0
8/26: COL 2, HOU 1 (Sanchez 20; Doyle 79 – Davis 37)
9/26: HOU 3, COL 2 (Miranda 3; Barnes 24; Davis 47 – Sanchez 8, 44)
- The Dynamo took the last meeting between the teams, a 3-2 victory Sept. 26, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium, their win in league play in the series since 2009. The Rapids won five of the nine meetings in between, with four draws.
- The Dynamo haven’t won at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since 2008, with the Rapids winning the last three meetings in Commerce City.
- Coaches record: Wade Barrett vs. POR: first game … Pablo Mastroeni vs. HOU: P4 W2 L1 D1
