Played
October 20, 2012 7:52 PM EDT
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: M. Geiger
Attendance: 22039
October 20, 2012 7:52 PM EDT
BBVA Compass Stadium — Houston, Texas
Referee: M. Geiger
Attendance: 22039
MLS Preview: Houston Dynamo - Philadelphia Union
Philly may be out of the playoff spots, but the Union can still play spoiler to the team which eliminated them from the postseason last year.
By Keith Hickey
Chris Gardner
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Houston Dynamo (4-3-3): Hall; Sarkodie, Boswell, Hainault, Ashe; Garcia, Clark, Moffat; Camargo, Bruin, Carr. |
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QUESTIONABLE: MF Brad Davis (L calf strain)
| Philadelphia Union (4-3-3): MacMath; Gaddis, Okugo, Valdes, M. Farfan; Adu, Carroll, Lahoud; Hoppenot, McInerney, Martinez. |
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OUT: DF Bakary Soumare (R knee menisectomy recovery)
DOUBTFUL: DF Sheanon Williams (L ankle peroneal/Achilles strain)
QUESTIONABLE: DF Gabriel Farfan (R ankle contusion); MF Danny Cruz (L big toe sesamoid stress fracture); FW Zach Pfeffer (L knee contusion)
PROBABLE: MF Freddy Adu (L quad strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- The teams are playing for the third time this season, having split the first two. A late Brian Ching penalty kick was the decider in a 2-1 Dynamo victory June 30 at BBVA Compass Stadium, then Freddy Adu scored a pair of goals in a 3-1 Union win Sept. 23 at PPL Park.
- It’s the final home game of the regular season for the Dynamo, who are bidding to become the fourth team in MLS history to go undefeated at home over an entire season (San Jose, 2005; Real Salt Lake, 2010; LA Galaxy, 2011).
- The Dynamo are also riding a 24-game home unbeaten streak in league play, now the second-longest in MLS history. Real Salt Lake’s 29-game streak from 2009-11 is the current league record.
- Since they were officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Union have won back-to-back games, their last triumph a 1-0 win over New England on Oct. 6, as Jack McInerney scored for a third consecutive game.
- The Dynamo, holding on to the final playoff spot, knocked the Union out of the playoffs last year with 2-1 and 1-0 wins in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Houston Dynamo 3-1 Philadelphia Union
- 22.22 %
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Houston Dynamo 1-2 Philadelphia Union
- 22.22 %
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Houston Dynamo 4-0 Philadelphia Union
- 11.11 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 20, 2012 | Houston Dynamo 3 - Philadelphia Union 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 23, 2012 | Philadelphia Union 3 - Houston Dynamo 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 30, 2012 | Houston Dynamo 2 - Philadelphia Union 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Nov 3, 2011 | Houston Dynamo 1 - Philadelphia Union 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Oct 30, 2011 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Houston Dynamo 2 |
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Houston Dynamo
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| May 12, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | D.C. United 0 - Houston Dynamo 4 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Toronto FC 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
Philadelphia Union
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| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Chicago Fire 0 - Philadelphia Union 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 2 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
| Apr 21, 2013 | D.C. United 2 - Philadelphia Union 3 | MLS |
| 1 | Tally Hall | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Jermaine Taylor | Defender |
| 8 | Kofi Sarkodie | Defender |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | Midfielder |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | Defender |
| 11 | Brad Davis | Midfielder |
| 13 | Ricardo Clark | Midfielder |
| 22 | Adam Moffat | Midfielder |
| - | B. García | Midfielder |
| - | Macoumba Kandji | Striker |
| 12 | Will Bruin | Striker |
| 30 | Tyler Deric | Goalkeeper |
| - | Warren Creavalle | Midfielder |
| - | Andre Hainault | Defender |
| 18 | Giles Barnes | Midfielder |
| 3 | Calen Carr | Striker |
| 15 | Cam Weaver | Striker |
| 11 | Brian Ching | Striker |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper |
| - | Carlos Enrique Valdes | Defender |
| 25 | Sheanon Williams | Defender |
| 28 | Ray Gaddis | Defender |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder |
| 30 | Freddy Adu | Striker |
| 13 | Michael Lahoud | Midfielder |
| 14 | Amobi Okugo | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Farfan | Midfielder |
| 44 | Danny Cruz | Midfielder |
| 9 | Jack McInerney | Striker |
| 1 | Chris Konopka | Goalkeeper |
| - | G. Gómez | Midfielder |
| 8 | Roger Torres | Midfielder |
| 5 | Greg Jordan | Midfielder |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | Striker |
| 31 | Cristhian Hernandez | Striker |
| - | Chandler Hoffman | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
7 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
