Game Thread: Houston Dynamo vs DC United

The Basics

Houston Dynamo vs DC United

Sunday, August 3, 7pm CT

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX

Broadcast

CSN Houston (6:30 p.m. CT pregame)

Univision Deportes Network (Spanish)

Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM and 850 AM (Spanish)

Preview

A pair of clubs going in opposite directions in recent weeks, the Houston Dynamo and D.C. United meet for a second time this season when the clubs face off Sunday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo saw their winless run stretched to eight games in their last league contest, a 2-2 home draw with Toronto FC. United have won four games on the trot following their 3-0 defeat of Toronto at RFK Stadium at midweek. United defeated the Dynamo 2-0 earlier this season in Washington, but have never won in Houston in club history.

REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. AR1 (bench): George Gansner; AR2 (opposite): Jonathan Johnson; 4th: Sorin Stoica MLS Career: 77 games; FC/gm: 22.6; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 15; pens: 12

SUSPENDED: none

WARNINGS:

SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Perry Kitchen

SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Will Bruin, Kofi Sarkodie, Ricardo Clark ... DC: Fabian Espindola, Lewis Neal, Davy Arnaud, Chris Korb

DISABLED LIST: none

INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

Injury Report Presented by Houston Methodist (As of Friday, August 1)

Dynamo:

OUT: Tony Cascio - R knee surgery; Mark Sherrod - L knee ACL tear 

United:

OUT: Chris Pontius - L hamstring; Andrew Dykstra - L Achilles; Jeff Parke - migraines; Nana Attakora - concussion; Kyle Porter - L ankle

QUESTIONABLE: Fabian Espindola - R knee; Alex Caskey - L knee

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (19 meetings): Dynamo 12 wins, 35 goals ... United 5 wins, 18 goals ... Ties 2

AT HOUSTON (9 meetings): Dynamo 8 wins, 19 goals ... United 0 wins, 4 goals ...Ties 1

FUTURE MATCH: 10/12: Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United, 2 p.m. CT