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All stats are courtesy of Opta Sports
First Half Stats
| LA Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Attempts on Goal | 7 |
| 0 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off Target | 1 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Fouls | 4 |
| 7 | Open Play Crosses | 11 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | First Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Second Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 28 | Duels Won | 26 |
| 51% | Duels Won % | 48% |
| 198 | Total Pass | 213 |
| 77% | Passing Accuracy % | 81% |
| 47.4% | Possession | 52.6% |
With less than an hour before kickoff, lineups have been released for both the Dynamo and the Galaxy. Heading into the match, the only question mark for the Dynamo was the health of forward Calen Carr. Although he was not listed on Friday's injury report, it was not known if he was fit to go a full 90 or if Kinnear would use the energetic Macoumba Kandji to start the match. That question was answered with the release of today's lineup.
GK: Tally Hall
RB: Kofi Sarkodie
CB: Bobby Boswell
CB: Jermaine Taylor
LB: Corey Ashe
RM: Boniek Garcia
CM: Adam Moffat
CM: Ricardo Clark
LM: Brad Davis (C)
FW: Will Bruin
FW: Calen Carr
With Carr back in the lineup, Kinnear has chosen to go back to the 4-4-2 formation that has worked so well for him throughout his coaching career. Here are the Dynamo's available subs:
GK: Tyler Deric
DF: Andre Hainault
MF: Giles Barnes
MF: Luiz Camargo
FW: Mac Kandji
FW: Cam Weaver
FW: Brian Ching
Today's Galaxy starting lineup is:
Josh Saunders; Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, Tommy Meyer, Todd Dunivant; Christian Wilhelmsson, David Beckham, Juninho, Mike Magee; Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane.
Their available subs are:
Brian Perk, Marcelo Sarvas, Michael Stephens, AJ DeLaGarza, Edson Buddle, Pat Noonan, Bryan Gaul
Broadcast Info
Today's match can be seen nationally on ESPN and TeleFutura. It can also be heard locally on KPRC 950 with an extended postgame call-in show to follow.
Be sure to follow @DynamoMatchday for in-game updates as well as @HoustonDynamo for behind-the-scenes content.
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LA GALAXY
OUT: DF Leonardo (R knee inflammation); MF Kyle Nakazawa (back spasms); QUESTIONABLE: DF A.J. DeLaGarza (L knee sprain)
HOUSTON DYNAMO
NONE REPORTED
A year after finishing as the runner-up for the MLS MVP award, Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis finished fourth in this year's voting. San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski won the league's top honor in a landslide, garnering a combined percentage of 259.07% of the votes. That number is out of 300% when you add the percentage of votes that came from the clubs, players and media. Davis finished behind Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry and Sporting KC midfielder Graham Zusi.
| PLAYER | % Club Votes | % Media Votes | % Player Votes | WEIGHTED TOTAL |
| 1. Chris Wondolowski (SJ) | 91.23 | 96.97 | 70.83 | 259.03 |
| 2. Thierry Henry (NY) | 0 | 3.03 | 11.46 | 14.49 |
| 3. Graham Zusi (SKC) | 3.51 | 0 | 3.13 | 6.64 |
| 4. Brad Davis (HOU) | 3.51 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 |