DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
- Joe Willis; Andrew Wenger, Jared Watts, Alejandro Fuenmayor, DaMarcus Beasley ©; Boniek García, Tomás Martínez, Eric Alexander; Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto
STARTING XI NOTES:
- GK Joe Willis will make his 79th career start in MLS regular-season play and his 57th with the Dynamo this evening.
- Willis can record his 15th clean sheet in MLS regular-season play and his fourth of the season.
- Willis can earn his 22nd career win as a starter and his second of the season.
- FW Andrew Wenger will make his 18th start of the season, his 54th with the Dynamo and the 113th of his MLS career tonight.
- DF Jared Watts will make his seventh start of the season and the 68th of his career tonight.
- DF Alejandro Fuenmayor will make his 17th start of the season and his 18th appearance this evening.
- DF DaMarcus Beasley will make his 21st start of the season, his 105th with the Dynamo and the 193rd of his MLS career tonight.
- MF Boniek García will make his 17th start and 24th appearance of the year. For his career, it will be his 133rd start and 164th appearance in MLS regular-season play.
- MF Tomás Martínez will make his 30th career start and will play in his 35th MLS game.
- MF Eric Alexander will make his 20th start and 21st appearance of the year. For his career, it will be 161st start and 212th appearance in MLS regular-season play.
- FW Alberth Elis will make his 52nd career appearance and his 42nd start.
- Elis needs one goal to set a new single-season career high with 11. He also scored 10 goals in 2017 during the regular season.
- Elis can score in back-to-back games for the seventh time in career and the first time since scored in three straight games from May 20-30.
- FW Mauro Manotas will make his 58th career start and will play in his 91st career game.
- Manotas needs one goal to set a new club single-season record across all competitions. He currently has 16 goals (12 MLS, 4 USOC), which ties Will Bruin’s total (12 MLS, 4 Playoffs) in 2012.
- Manotas needs two goals to tie the club single-season record of 14 set by Erick “Cubo” Torres in 2017.
- Manotas needs one goal to pass club legend Ricardo Clark for sole possession of fifth place on the club’s all-time scoring list. They are tied with 28 career goals apiece.
- Manotas can score in back-to-back games for the fifth time in his career and the fourth time this season.
- FW Romell Quioto will make his 22nd start and 28th appearance of the year. For his career, it will be his 36th start and 50th appearance in MLS regular-season play.
- Quioto needs one assist to reach 15 with the Dynamo in regular-season play, which would tie him with former Dynamo DF/MF Geoff Cameron for eighth on the club’s all-time list.
SUBSTITUTES:
- MF Juan David Cabezas can play in his 30th game for the Dynamo and just his third of the year if he comes in tonight.
- Cabezas has missed the last 16 games due to a left quadriceps injury.
- MF Darwin Cerén can play in his 19th game for the Dynamo and make his 94th career appearance if he comes in this evening.
- DF Kevin Garcia can make his 12th career appearance if comes in as a substitute tonight.
- DF Adam Lundkvist could make his 13th appearance of the year if he plays tonight.
- FW Ronaldo Peña can make his seventh consecutive appearance if he comes off the bench this evening.
- MF Memo Rodriguez can make his 27th career appearance if he comes in as a substitute tonight.
- GK Chris Seitz can make his 104th appearance, and his second as a substitute, if he comes in tonight.
