Game Thread: Houston Dynamo vs DC United

The Basics

Houston Dynamo vs DC United

Sunday, October 12, 2pm CT

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston TX

Broadcast

CSN Houston (1:30 p.m pregame)

Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM, SiriusXM FC (channel 94) and 850 AM (Spanish)

Preview

The Houston Dynamo will be fighting for their playoff lives when they play host to D.C. United on Sunday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo return home sitting four points out of fifth place in the Eastern Conference and the final playoff position, following their 1-0 win at Toronto FC at midweek. United last week clinched their place in the MLS Cup Playoffs with their scoreless draw with Sporting Kansas City at RFK Stadium, and are looking to wrap up the top seed in the division.

REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Chris Strickland; 4th: Kevin Terry Jr. MLS Career: 38 games; FC/gm: 25.4; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 11; pens: 11

SUSPENDED: HOU: A.J. Cochran (through Oct. 12)

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Ricardo Clark, Boniek Garcia ... DC: Davy Arnaud, Fabian Espindola

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Will Bruin, Giles Barnes, David Horst, Kofi Sarkodie ...DC: Lewis Neal, Chris Korb, Nick DeLeon

DISABLED LIST: none

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Boniek García, Luis Garrido (Honduras, vs. Mexico, Oct. 9; vs. USA, Oct. 14); Jermaine Taylor (Jamaica, vs. Japan, Oct. 10) ... DC: Bill Hamid (USA, vs. Ecuador, Oct. 10)

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (20 meetings): Dynamo 13 wins, 36 goals ... United 5 wins, 18 goals ... Ties 2

AT HOUSTON (10 meetings): Dynamo 9 wins, 20 goals ... United 0 wins, 4 goals ...Ties 1

Injury Report Presented by Houston Methodist (As of Friday, Oct. 10)

Dynamo: OUT: Mark Sherrod - L knee ACL; Tally Hall - R knee ACL;   QUESTIONABLE: Will Bruin - R mid foot sprain

UNAVAILABLE: Boniek Garcia (International duty, Honduras); Luis Garrido (International duty, Honduras)

D.C. United:

OUT: Jeff Parke - L ear surgery; Conor Doyle - L knee surgery; Andrew Dykstra -  L Achilles surgery; Chris Rolfe -  L forearm surgery