DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
- Joe Willis; DaMarcus Beasley (C), Kevin Garcia, Kiki Struna, A.J. DeLaGarza; Boniek García, Matías Vera, Tomás Martínez; Tommy McNamara, Ronaldo Peña, Marlon Hairston
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES:
- GK Joe Willis is set to make his 100th career appearance in MLS regular-season play and start his 97th career game in goal.
- Willis can earn his eighth win of the season, his 26th with the Dynamo and the 32nd of his career.
- Willis can record his second clean sheet of the season and the 17th of his career.
- DF DaMarcus Beasley will make his third start of the season in league play and his eighth of the year across all competitions.
- DF Kevin Garcia will make his fourth appearance and third start for the Dynamo this season. It will be his seventh appearance and third start in all competitions this season.
- DF Kiki Struna will make his 12th start of the year in league play and his 15th of the year in all competitions.
- DF A.J. DeLaGarza will make his 13th start of the season and his 251st career appearance in league play tonight.
- MF Matías Vera will make his 18th start in 19 matches for the Dynamo across all competitions this year.
- MF Boniek García will make his 150th start for the club in league play tonight. It will be his his 14th appearance and 13th start of the year in league play.
- MF Tomás Martínez will start his 50th career game in league play and will make his 55th appearance in regular-season action overall.
- MF Tommy McNamara continues to be the only player to appear in every match this season for the Dynamo. He will make his third consecutive start in all competitions and his second of the year in league play.
- FW Ronaldo Peña will make his first start of the season in MLS action and his fourth of the year in all competitions.
- Peña can score in his third consecutive game overall and can open his account in league play with a goal tonight.
- FW Marlon Hairston can make his 14th appearance of the season and start his sixth game in all competitions for the Dynamo. In league play, he will be making his ninth appearance and third start of the year.
SUBSTITUTES:
- GK Michael Nelson can make his MLS debut if he enters the game today.
- DF Sam Junqua can make his MLS debut if he enters the match today.
- DF Alejandro Fuenmayor can make his fifth appearance of the year, and his first off the bench, if he comes into tonight’s game.
- DF Chris Duvall can make his first appearance for the club in league play if he enters tonight’s match. It would be his third consecutive appearance in all competitions after starting both of Houston’s U.S. Open Cup matches.
- MF Juan David Cabezas can make his sixth appearance of the season if he comes into the match tonight.
- FW Mauro Manotas can make his 14th appearance of the year and his first off the bench if he plays tonight.
- FW Michael Salazar could make his first appearance for the Dynamo in league play if he sees action tonight. It would be his 35th career appearance in MLS regular-season play.
