Live Gamethread: Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes

The Basics

Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes

Sunday, May 25, 9:30CT

Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Broadcast

CSN Houston (9 p.m. pregame)

Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM and 850 AM (Spanish)

Preview

A pair of clubs who share common origins renew their rivalry when the San Jose Earthquakes play host to the Houston Dynamo on Sunday evening at Buck Shaw Stadium. Both teams come into the game coming off away defeats – the Earthquakes falling 1-0 at Seattle Sounders FC last weekend, while the Dynamo started their road trip with a 2-0 loss at D.C. United on Wednesday evening.

REFEREE: Geoff Gamble. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): Mike Kampmeinert; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal MLS Career: 26 games; FC/gm: 23.4; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 4; pens: 11

WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Jermaine Taylor
DISABLED LIST: SJ: Tommy Muller

Injury Report Presented by Houston Methodist (As of Friday, May 23)

 Dynamo:

 OUT: Ricardo Clark – concussion; Tony Cascio – R knee surgery; Mark Sherrod -- L knee ACL tear

 UNAVAILABLE: Brian Ownby (Red card suspension)

 Earthquakes:

 OUT: Tommy Muller – lower back spasms; Andy Gorlitz -- R ACL surgery

QUESTIONABLE: Alan Gordon -- L groin strain

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: SJ: Chris Wondolowski (USA); Victor Bernardez (HON) … HOU: Brad Davis (USA);
Boniek Garcia (Honduras)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (11 meetings): Earthquakes 4 wins, 13 goals … Dynamo 6 wins, 16 goals … Ties 1
AT SAN JOSE (6 meetings): Earthquakes 3 wins, 8 goals … Dynamo 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 1