DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
Marko Marić; Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Kiki Struna, Zarek Valentin; Matias Vera ©; Darwin Cerén, Memo Rodriguez; Darwin Quintero, Christian Ramirez, Alberth Elis
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES:
GK Marko Marić will earn his seventhstart for the Dynamo and can earn his first win for the club.
Marićcan earn his second consecutive clean sheet after he held FC Dallas scoreless on Friday in Houston’s 0-0 draw with their in-state rivals at BBVA Stadium.
DF Adam Lundkvist will earn his 45th start in league play and make his 51st appearance for the Dynamo.
Lundkvist all players in Major League Soccer in tackles won with 17 and has won possession 37 times this season.
DF Maynor Figueroa will make his 32nd appearance for the Dynamo and 112th appearance in league play.
Figueroa leads the team in clearances with 27 and is second on the team with tackles won at 11.
DF Kiki Struna will earn his 36th start for the Dynamo.
Struna leads the team in blocks with eight and his aerial game has been key this season; the Slovenian international also leads the team in headed clearances with 14.
DF Zarek Valentin will earn his seventh start for the Dynamo and will play in his 139th career MLS regular-season match.
Valentin is a key player in the transition to the opponents’ final third and leads the backline with successful passes into the attacking third with 60.
MF MatÃas Vera will make his 37th start for the Dynamo.
- Vera wore the captain’s armband for the first time in Houston’s 0-0 draw with FC Dallas on Friday.
Vera has won more than 60 percent of his duels this season and leads the team in interceptions with 14.
MF Darwin Cerén will make his second start of the season and his 116th appearance in league play.
Ceren will play in his 41st match for the Dynamo today and make back-to-back starts for the first time since the end of the 2018 season,where he started in four consecutive games from Sept. 22, 2018-Oct. 12, 2018.
MF Memo Rodriguez will make his 61st appearance for the Dynamo in league play.
- Rodriguez needs one goal to tie Boniek GarcÃa (13) for 12th and two to tie Erick Torres (14) for 11th on the club’s all-time scoring list.
- Rodriguez is tied with FW Alberth Elis for the most goals scored in 2020 with two.
FW Darwin Quintero will earn his 63rd league appearance today.
Quintero leads the team in chances created in 2020 with 10 and successful passes ending in the final third with 75.
- Quintero leads the Dynamo with two assists in 2020 and is the only player to have an assist and score for Houston this season.
FW Christian Ramirez will make his second start for the Dynamo this season and fourth appearance in 2020.
Ramirez will make his 88th league appearance and make back-to-back starts for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. Ramirez started in seven of the final eight games in 2019 to close his first campaign with Houston.
FW Alberth Elis will earn his 71st start for the Dynamo and his 86th appearance in league play today.  
- Elis needs to score one goal to move past Giles Barnes (31) into sole possession of fifth place on the club’s all-time scoring list. 
SUBSTITUTES:
GK Cody Cropper can make his Dynamo debut if he enters the game today.
GK Michael Nelson can make his Major League Soccer debut if he enters the game today.
DF Sam Junqua can earn his second MLS appearance today if he enters the match. Junqua made his league debut on July 13 in Houston’s 3-3 draw with LAFC.
MF Tomás MartÃnez can make his 80th league appearance if he enters the game today.
MF Nico Lemoine can make his fourth Dynamo appearance after making his MLS debut on July 13 in Houston’s 3-3 draw with LAFC.
DF Jose Bizama can make his season debut and earn his sixth appearance for the Dynamo if he enters the game today.
DF Alejandro Fuenmayor can make his 31st appearance for the Dynamo if he enters the game today.
FW Ronaldo Peña can earn his 15th appearance in league play if he enters the game today.
MF Marcelo Palomino can make his professional debut if he enters the game today.
- Palomino would be the seventh Academy product to represent the Dynamo in MLS play if he enters the game today.
FW Niko Hansen can earn his 52nd appearance in league play if he enters the game today.
