Today's match for the Dynamo is all about adjustment and survival. Jermaine Taylor, Geoff Cameron, Je-Vaughn Watson and Andre Hainault are all away on international duty. Will Bruin (concussion), Alex Dixon (concussion), Kofi Sarkodie (foot sprain) are all our injured. So needless to say, the lineup could look a bit different today.
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
FOX Sports Houston - 6 p.m. (Comcast: SD = 37 HD = 637; AT&T U-Verse: SD= 755 HD=1755; DirecTV: 678; Dish Network: 441)
MultiMe (ENG Radio)
La Ranchera 850 (SPN Radio)
REFEREE:
Ramon Hernandez. MLS Career: 34 games; FC/gm: 28.5; Y/gm: 4.4; R: 7; pens: 9
INJURY REPORT:
HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: DF Kofi Sarkodie (R foot sprain); DF Alex Dixon (concussion); GK Erich Marscheider (R shoulder sprain); QUESTIONABLE: FW Will Bruin (concussion) VANCOUVER WHITECAPS - OUT: FW Atiba Harris (R knee surgery recovery); FW Omar Salgado (R foot fracture); GK Brian Sylvestre (R knee surgery recovery) ...
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES:
VAN: Michael Boxall (New Zealand)
HOU: Geoff Cameron (USA); Jermaine Taylor (Jamaica); André Hainault (Canada)
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
ALL-TIME (2 meetings): Whitecaps FC 1 win, 2 goals ... Dynamo 1 win, 3 goals ... Ties 0
AT VANCOUVER (1 meeting): Whitecaps FC 1 win, 1 goal ... Dynamo 0 wins, 0 goals ... Ties 0
LAST YEAR 4/10: HOU 3, VAN 1 (Weaver 37; Boswell 42; Bruin 76 - Camilo 38) 8/27: VAN 1, HOU 0 (Salinas 86)
This is the only league meeting between the clubs this season.
The teams split their meetings in Whitecaps FC's inaugural MLS season.
Vancouver won 1-0 at Empire Field on Aug. 27, after the Dynamo took a 3-1 win in Houston on Aug. 10.
Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear v VAN: P2 W1 L1 D0 ... Martin Rennie vs. HOU: first game
Dynamo Starting XI & Bench:
Whitecaps Starting XI:
Joe Cannon; Lee Young-Pyo, Jay DeMerit, Martin Bonjour, Alain Rochat; Gershon Koffie, Jun Marques Davidson, John Thorrington; Sebastien Le Toux, Darren Mattocks, Davide Chiumiento