HOUSTON DYNAMO vs. COLORADO RAPIDS
BBVA COMPASS STADIUM, Houston, Texas
March 28, 2015 (WEEK 4, MLS Game #33)
8:30 p.m. ET (MLS LIVE)
Now a tussle for Western Conference positioning, the Houston Dynamo and the Colorado Rapids meet for the first time this year when the clubs face off Saturday evening at BBVACompass Stadium. The Dynamo return home off their first road trip of the year, playing to a 1-1 draw at the LA Galaxy last weekend. The Rapids are still looking for their first win and their first goal, following their scoreless draw with New York City FC at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park last Saturday.
- The Dynamo extended their league undefeated streak vs. the LA Galaxy with a 1-1 draw Saturday evening at StubHub Center. The Dynamo haven’t lost a regular season game to LA since 2011.
- The Rapids are still looking for their first goal in 2015 – but they have yet to take a loss, reaching a second scoreless draw of the campaign in their match with New York City FC in Saturday’s opener at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids saw their overall goalless streak stretched to 420 minutes, extending to last season.
- The Rapids last lost to the Dynamo in league play in 2009, when the Dynamo took a 1-0 victory April 19 at Robertson Stadium. The Rapids have won four of the seven meetings since, with three draws.
- The Dynamo haven’t won at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since 2008, with the Rapids winning the last two meetings in Commerce City, including a 3-0 win last June 1 in the only meeting between the teams.
REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira. AR1 (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Juan Guzman MLS Career: 3 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.0; R: 1; pens: 2
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SUSPENDED: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: HOU: Boniek Garcia, Luis Garrido (HON; vs FGY 3/25, 3/29); Giles Barnes, Jermaine Taylor (JAM; vs VEN 3/27, vs CUB 3/30) ... COL: Shane O'Neill (U.S. U-23)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (19 meetings): Dynamo 7 wins, 24 goals … Rapids 7 wins, 25 goals … Ties 5
AT HOUSTON (8 meetings): Dynamo 4 wins, 17 goals … Rapids 1 win, 12 goals … Ties 3
RETURN MATCHES: 8/26: Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo, 7 p.m. MT; 9/26: Houston Dynamo vs. Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m. CT
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ROOKIE ROB LOVEJOY ADDS HOUSTON DYNAMO VETERANS TO KEY MEMBER KIRK URSO IN HELPING HIM GROWN AS A PLAYER
AFTER ROUGH END TO 2014, COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPER CLINT IRWIN ENJOYING SOLID START TO SEASON
