Houston Dynamo (4-6-8, 20 pts.) v. Toronto FC (3-8-9, 18 pts.)
Robertson Stadium - Houston, TX - 7:30pm CT
BROADCAST INFORMATION
KHOU 11.2 (ENG TV)
SportsTalk (ENG Radio)
La Ranchera (SPN Radio)
San Jacinto Post-Game Call-In Show with Glenn Davis - SportsTalk 790, 9:45 p.m.
REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda - MLS Career: 46 games; FC/gm: 25.2; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 9; pens: 8
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
ALL-TIME (9 meetings): Dynamo 2 wins, 11 goals ... Toronto FC 3 wins, 9 goals ... Ties 4
AT HOUSTON (4 meetings): Dynamo 2 wins, 7 goals ... Toronto FC 1 win, 3 goals ... Ties 1
The Dynamo have never won at BMO Field. Toronto FC had recorded a victory in first meeting on the shores of Lake Ontario, before the teams played to three consecutive 1-1 draws.
Toronto FC won the first meeting ever between the clubs - the 1-0 win May 16, 2007 - then had not defeated the Dynamo again before the 2-1 win in Houston last September, going 0-2-4 in the six meetings in between.
Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear v TOR: P9 W2 L3 D4 ... Aron Winter vs. HOU: P1 W1 L0 D0
LAST MEETING (MLS):
5/7: TOR 2, HOU 1 (Plata 50 pen, Maicon Santos 81 - Palmer 87)
Dynamo Starting XI & Bench:
TFC Starting XI:
Frei; Gargan, Eckersley, Harden, Borman; Martina, Tchani, Yourassowsky, Peterson, Gordon, Plata