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Houston Dynamo vs. San Jose Earthquakes
BBVA COMPASS STADIUM, Houston
August 8, 2015 (MLS Game #229)
9 pm ET (MLS LIVE)

The Houston Dynamo and San Jose Earthquakes renew their recent rivalry when the Western Conference clubs meet for a third time this season Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The clubs come into the match separated by two points in the standings, both sitting outside the top six and playoff positions. The Dynamo return home following a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City last weekend, while the Quakes saw their winless run extended to five games in a home scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers.

• Brad Davis set up a goal for a second consecutive game, a late equalizer as the Dynamo came back for a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday evening. Davis now has six assists on the season.
• The Quakes put an end to their four-game losing slide but still saw their winless run extended to five games, after their scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers on Sunday afternoon at Avaya Stadium.
• The teams are meeting for the third time this season, each winning on the road. Adam Jahn scored the game’s only goal to give the Earthquakes the victory, May 5 at BBVA Compass Stadium; Ricardo Clark and Will Bruin netted goals early and late to lead the Dynamo to a 2-0 win July 10 at Avaya Stadium.
• The Dynamo win in the last meeting ended a two-game Quakes winning streak in the series, their first wins against the Dynamo since 2011.

REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): Adam Garner; AR2 (opposite): Brian Poeschel; 4th: Ricardo Salazar
MLS Career: 44 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.6; R: 8; pens: 16

SUSPENDED: HOU: Nathan Sturgis (through Aug. 9)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: HOU: Ricardo Clark, Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, Giles Barnes
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: HOU: Raul Rodriguez, Tyler Deric, Sheanon Williams … SJ: Fatai Alashe, Clarence Goodson, David Bingham, Shaun Francis, Jordan Stewart
DISABLED LIST: SJ: Steven Lenhart
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (14 meetings): Dynamo 7 wins, 18 goals … Earthquakes 6 wins, 17 goals … Ties 1
AT HOUSTON (6 meetings): Dynamo 4 wins, 10 goals … Earthquakes 2 wins, 6 goals … Ties 0

Season Goal Leaders

Houston Dynamo		San Jose Earthquakes
Will Bruin	9	Chris Wondolowski	9
Giles Barnes	6	Quincy Amarikwa	3
Ricardo Clark	5	Sanna Nyassi	2

Season Stats

Houston DynamoSan Jose Earthquakes
22	Games Played	21
7	Wins	7
8	Losses	9
7	Draws	5
28	Goals	22
27	Goals Conceded	27
187	Shots	170
78	Shots on Target	72
285	Fouls Lost	288
259	Fouls Won	269
38	Offside	36
109	Corners	124

Goals Scored

• Total
• Home
• Away

	0	1	2	3	4+	Total	Avg
HOU	8	7	2	3	2	28	1.3
SJ	7	8	4	2	0	22	1

Goals Conceded

• Total
• Home
• Away

	0	1	2	3	4+	Total	Avg
HOU	5	11	4	0	2	27	1.2
SJ	6	8	4	2	1	27	1.3