FC DALLAS vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS Regular Season
October 7 - 7:00PM
BBVA Stadium – Houston, TX
FOX Sports Southwest | FCDallas.com/Radio | 1270AM
#HOUvFCD
HEAD-TO-HEAD
- FCD record: 5-3-6 (21 pts., 6th in West)
- HOU record: 3-5-7 (14 pts., 10th in West)
- FCD vs. HOU all-time: 12-11-14 (58 GF, 52 GA)
- FCD vs. HOU away: 4-8-7 (27 GF, 30 GA)
CURRENT FORM
- FC Dallas are coming off back-to-back home ties with two of the Eastern Conference's top teams in Orlando City SC and the Columbus Crew. Luchi and co. now go on the road to face the Houston Dynamo in the third Texas Derby of the season. The Dynamo haven't won since its three-game win streak back in early September, a run spanning six games and includes their 2-1 loss to FCD in the previous derby. In its last outing, Houston fell 2-1 at home to Sporting KC.
DERBY SEASON
- Wednesday's game will be the third Texas Derby of the season already. Dallas and Houston played to a scoreless draw at BBVA Stadium in August and FCD earned a 2-1 victory over their rivals last month at Toyota Stadium. In all, Dallas and Houston will face each other four times during the regular season, the most Texas Derby matchups in one year since 2007. The final derby of the year will take place later this month in Dallas on Halloween.
BARRIOS' FAVORITE OPPONENT
- Winger Michael Barrios is tied with Kenny Cooper for FC Dallas' highest scorer in the Texas Derby with five goals all-time against the Dynamo. The ever-present Colombian scored his first goal of the season on Saturday against Columbus, ending a scoreless run of 13 games. Now with his favorite opponent in the crosshairs, Barrios will look to build on his breakout goal this Wednesday in Houston.
RYAN STEPS UP
- Defender Ryan Hollingshead arguably had his best game of the season so far in Dallas' 2-2 stalemate with Columbus over the weekend. The 29-year-old UCLA product registered team-highs in clearances (4), tackles (3) and shots (3), earning a spot on the MLS Team of the Week bench for his troubles. Hollingshead finished as the highest scoring defender in the league last season, and if he can build on Saturday's performance and recapture his blistering form from 2019, Houston could have their hands full on their right flank.
