THE BASICS

Houston Dynamo at D.C. United

Saturday, April 18, 6:00 p.m. CT

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

ROOT SPORTS - 6:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m. pregame) CHANNEL LISTINGS

Telemundo Houston - 11:00 p.m. (tape delay) CHANNEL LISTINGS

Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM - 6:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m. pregame)

La Ranchera 850 AM - 6:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m. pregame)

PREVIEW

Now separated into different conferences but once a vibrant postseason rivalry, D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo meet for the only time this season when the clubs clash Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. United saw their winning streak end but still were able to extend their undefeated run last weekend, hauled back into a late 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls in the nation’s capital. The Dynamo exploded for their biggest attacking output of the year last weekend, rolling to a 3-0 win against the Montréal Impact at BBVA Compass Stadium.

REFEREE: Jorge Gonzalez. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Jair Marrufo

MLS Career: 112 games; FC/gm: 25.2; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 36; pens: 28

INJURY REPORT, PRESENTED BY HOUSTON METHODIST (as of Thursday, April 16)

HOUSTON DYNAMO – DOUBTFUL: Boniek García – Left knee sprain; QUESTIONABLE: Raúl Rodríguez – concussion

D.C. UNITED – OUT: Markus Hastli – Right knee; Steve Birnbaum – Left ankle; Collin Martin – Nerve surgery; SUSPENDED: Fabian Espindola

HEAD-TO-HEAD

ALL-TIME (21 meetings): United 6 wins, 21 goals … Dynamo 13 wins, 37 goals … Ties 2

AT RFK STADIUM (10 meetings): United 5 wins, 14 goals … Dynamo 4 wins, 16 goals … Ties 1

RETURN MATCH: None.

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.

When United won 3-1 last Oct. 12 at BBVA Compass Stadium, it was their first victory in Houston in 12 meetings all time in league and cup play. The Dynamo had won 10 of the first 11 matchups there, with one draw

United’s win last May 21 at RFK Stadium was their first against the Dynamo since the 2012 season. The Dynamo had won six of seven meetings in between, with one draw, including a victory and a tie in the 2012 Eastern Conference Championship.

Coaches record: Ben Olsen vs. HOU: P12 W3 L8 D1 … Owen Coyle vs. DC: first game

HOUSTON DYNAMO

The Houston Dynamo put an end to their winless run with a goal explosion, rolling to a 3-0 victory against the Montréal Impact on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo are in a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference with 8 points from 6 matches.

LAST MATCH

The Dynamo took the lead after just the 15th minute. Brad Davis hooked in a free kick from the left side and Giles Barnes cut across the box, redirecting the service with a glancing header inside the far post, leaving Montreal goalkeeper Evan Bush to watch.

The lead was doubled in the 72nd minute. Substitute Rob Lovejoy burst down the left sideline and cut the ball back to Ricardo Clark. He took a long touch through a defender's legs and found the ball perfectly teed up, putting his point-blank shot into the roof of the goal.

The scoreline was completed in the 80th minute when Lovejoy picked off a goal kick at midfield, pushing up the field on the left and curled a shot from just outside the area into the upper right corner.

Dynamo head coach Owen Coyle made one change to the team that fell 1-0 to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field. David Horst came into the back four in place of the injured Raúl Rodríguez

HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-2-3-1): Tyler Deric - Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst, Jermaine Taylor, DaMarcus Beasley - Luis Garrido (Rob Lovejoy 64), Nathan Sturgis - Boniek Garcia (Alexander Lopez 53), Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Giles Barnes (Chandler Hoffman 90).

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