Lineup Notes: Houston Dynamo at Columbus Crew SC

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DYNAMO STARTING XI (5-3-2):

  • Joe Willis; Andrew Wenger, Adolfo Machado, Jared Watts, Leonardo, Adam Lundkvist; Boniek García, Tomás Martínez, Eric Alexander; Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto


STARTING XI NOTES:

  • GK Joe Willis will make his 75th career start in MLS regular-season play and his 53rd 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 23rd career win as a starter and improve his record this season to 7-4-4, which will extend his career high.
  • DF Andrew Wenger will make his 14th start of the season and his 15th appearance of the year tonight.
  • DF Adolfo Machado will make his 50th appearance in Major League Soccer and his 49th start. For the season, it will be his 16th start and 17th appearance.
  • DF Jared Watts will make sixth start of the season and the 67th of his career tonight.
  • DF Leonardo will make his 15th start of the season and his 44th start in league play for the Dynamo.
  • DF Adam Lundkvist will make his eighth start of the season and will play in his 11th MLS game tonight.
  • MF Boniek García will make his 13th start and 20th appearance of the year. For his career, it will be his 129th start and 160th appearance in MLS regular-season play.
  • With tonight’s appearance, García will have played in at least 20 games in each of the last six seasons.
  • MF Tomás Martínez will make his 26th career start and will play in his 31st MLS game.
  • MF Eric Alexander will make his 18th start of the season and the 159th of his career.
  • FW Mauro Manotas will make his 54th career start and will play in his 86th career game.
  • Manotas needs three goals to tie the club single-season record of 14 goals set by Erick “Cubo” Torres in 2017.
  • Manotas needs one goal to tie the club single-season record for goals in all competitions, with 16. Will Bruin scored 12 goals in MLS regular-season play and four in the playoffs in 2012.
  • Manotas needs one goal to move into the top five in club regular-season history, tying Ricardo Clark with 28 career goals.
  • FW Romell Quioto will make his 18th start of the season and the 32nd of his MLS career.
  • Quioto will appear in his 23rd game of the year, which will surpass his appearance total from the 2017 season.
  • 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:

  • GK Chris Seitz can make his 103rd appearance, and just his second as a substitute, if he comes in tonight.
  • DF Kevin Garcia can make his 10th career appearance in MLS regular-season play and his seventh of the year if he comes on this evening.
  • MF Arturo Alvarez could make his 250th MLS career appearance if he plays tonight. It would be his 13th regular-season appearance for the Dynamo.
  • MF Eric Bird can make third career appearance, and first off the bench, if he comes on as a substitute this evening.
  • MF Luis Gil can play in his 11th game for the Dynamo and make his 165th career appearance if he comes in tonight.
  • MF Memo Rodriguez can make his 23rd career appearance and his 14th of the season if he comes on tonight.
  • Rodriguez could equal his scoring total from 2017 with a goal, which would be his second best of the season.
  • FW Ronaldo Peña can make his second consecutive appearance if he comes off the bench this evening.