DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
23-Joe Willis; 20-A.J. DeLaGarza, 15-Maynor Figueroa, 2-Alejandro Fuenmayor, 3-Adam Lundkvist; 22-Matías Vera, 24-Darwin Cerén, 10-Tomás Martínez; 8-Memo Rodriguez, 9-Mauro Manotas, 17-Alberth Elis
STARTING XI NOTES:
- GK Joe Willis can make his 92nd career start in MLS regular-season play and his 70th with the Dynamo.
- Willis can earn his 25th win with the Dynamo in MLS regular-season play and the 31th of his MLS career.
- Willis can record his 17th clean sheet in MLS regular-season play and his second in the last three games.
- DF Adam Lundkvist stands to start his ninth consecutive league game at left back. It will be his 21st start with the Dynamo.
- DF Maynor Figueroa is in line to make his eighth start with the club and the 82nd of his MLS career today.
- DF Alejandro Fuenmayor will make his second start of the season. The defender started and played all 90 minutes in Houston’s 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 2.
- DF A.J. DeLaGarza will make his eighth start and of the 2019 MLS season today. It will be DeLaGarza’s 238th career start in league play.
- MF Darwin Cerén will make his 104th career appearance in league play and 29th with the Dynamo.
- MF Matías Vera will make his eighth start of the season and his 12th in 13 matches across all competitions this year.
- MF Tomás Martínez will make his ninth league start of the season and the 45th of his MLS career.
- MF Memo Rodriguez will make his sixth start of the season and his eight appearance of the year this evening.
- FW Mauro Manotas will make his 106th career appearance in league play for the Dynamo and make his 73rd career start.
- Manotas can score in his third consecutive game. It would be the first time this year and his eighth career multi-game scoring game.
- Manotas could surpass former Dynamo MF Brad Davis for third on the club’s all-time scoring list in league play if he scores one goal today.
- FW Alberth Elis is slated to start for the 53rd time in league play with the Dynamo and will make his 64th career league appearance.
- Elis can score or deliver an assist for the seventh consecutive game, extending a career-long streak.
- Elis can surpass former Dynamo MF Brian Mullan (19) for sixth on the club’s all-time assist list with one today.
- Elis could become the fifth player in club history to record 20 or more goals and 20 or more assists in league play if he has one assist today. He would join Brian Ching (56/22), Will Bruin (50/20), Brad Davis (41/104) and Ricardo Clark (28/23).
SUBSTITUTES:
- GK Tyler Deric could make just his second appearance as a substitute and his first since Aug. 29, 2014 at Sporting Kansas City.
- MF Juan David Cabezas can make his sixth straight appearance and the 39th appearance of his Dynamo career if he comes off the bench today.
- MF Boniek García can make his 178th appearance in MLS regular-season play today, which will surpass former Houston FW Will Bruin and former DF Bobby Boswell for fourth on the club’s all-time list.
- DF Chris Duvall can make his Dynamo debut if he comes into this evening’s game.
- Duvall can make his 102nd league appearance if he comes off the bench today.
- DF Kevin Garcia can make his fourth appearance of the season, and his first off the bench, if he comes into today’s game. It would be his 21st career appearance in league play.
- MF Tommy McNamara stands to make his 101th career appearance in all competitions if he comes off the bench today.
- McNamara can extend his streak of playing in every game in all competitions this season if he comes into this evening’s game.
- FW Romell Quioto returns to the 18-man matchday roster for the second consecutive game.
