Houston Dynamo hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 12th position in the Major League Soccer table. Visiting Colorado Rapids holds 8th place with 25 pts.
Colorado Rapids could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Portland Timbers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Colorado Rapids, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Houston Dynamo, who have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Major League Soccer, have to build on here in the Major League Soccer.
Houston Dynamo lost their last game at Dallas (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Los Angeles FC.
Marko Marić had a busy but productive day in the Dallas match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
Houston has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Houston have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Colorado Rapids playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Colorado, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Portland Timbers (placed 1st) in the Major League Soccer last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Seattle Sounders.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager R. Fraser when Kellyn Acosta scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute.
Colorado are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. Colorado Rapids have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Colorado Rapids - Houston 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Houston, four draws and three wins for Colorado Rapids. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Quintero Villalba 7 goals | J. Rodríguez 5 goals |   C. Bassett 5 goals |
Houston Dynamo missing players
Colorado Rapids missing players
| Houston Dynamo | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 38 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 94% |
| 64% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 65% |
| 32% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 47% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 68% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 24% |
| 23% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 308 | 141 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 143 | 247 |
| 104 | 53 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 49 | 83 |
| 28% | 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 31% | 36% |
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Houston Dynamo has the fewest scored goals (13) at home in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Dallas | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 29 | -13 | 30 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 24 |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -9 | 21 |