Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC Preview

Houston Dynamo vs New York City FC

Competition – MLS

Stadium – BBVA Compass Stadium

Date: 26th May 2018

Kick-off time – 01:55 GMT

Houston Dynamo had a good season last year as they finished 4th in the MLS Western Conference table.

They ended the season just three points from the top and could have finished even higher had they maintained their early season form toward the end of the season.

This season did not start so well for them after they recorded just one win from their first five games of the season, however, they have started to pick up some form and come into this game on a run of three matches unbeaten.

Their 3-2 win over Chicago Fire away from home last week makes it three wins in five games for them and they would be looking to keep that momentum in this game.

New York City have been one of the few teams that keeps improving every season since they joined the MLS in 2015, but they seem to have hit a wall recently with just two wins from their last 6 games.

New York won 5 of their first six games of the season and they need a win here to keep their confidence high.

NYC are currently second in the league table – they have three points more than their city rivals, New York Red Bulls who also have two games in hand on them.

Houston Dynamo have won two, drawn two, and lost one of their five meetings with New York City, with the last meeting ending 1-1 back in September.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Houston Dynamo

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 Houston Dynamo 12 May, 2018 Major League Soccer
W Houston Dynamo 3-2 LA Galaxy 6 May, 2018 Major League Soccer
L Minnesota United FC 2-1 Houston Dynamo 29 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer
W Houston Dynamo 5-1 Toronto FC 21 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer
D San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Houston Dynamo 15 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer

New York City FC

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
D LAFC 2-2 New York City FC 14 May, 2018 Major League Soccer
L New York Red Bulls 4-0 New York City FC 5 May, 2018 Major League Soccer
W New York City FC 3-1 FC Dallas 30 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer
L Portland Timbers 3-0 New York City FC 23 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer
D Atlanta United FC 2-2 New York City FC 16 Apr, 2018 Major League Soccer

H2H

DATE COMPETITION
New York City FC 1-1 Houston Dynamo 23 Sep, 2017 Major League Soccer
New York City FC 1-3 Houston Dynamo 19 Feb, 2017 Friendly
Houston Dynamo 0-2 New York City FC 1 Oct, 2016 Major League Soccer
New York City FC 1-1 Houston Dynamo 31 May, 2015 Major League Soccer

Other fixtures taking place this week in the MLS:

March 10, 2024
Philadelphia Union 01:30 Seattle Sounders
March 30, 2024
Philadelphia Union 19:00 Minnesota United
Colorado Rapids 21:00 Los Angeles
March 31, 2024
Charlotte 00:30 Cincinnati
D.C. United 00:30 Montréal
Inter Miami 00:30 New York City
Orlando City 00:30 New York RB
Toronto 00:30 Sporting KC
Austin 01:30 Dallas
Houston Dynamo 01:30 SJ Earthquakes
Nashville SC 01:30 Columbus Crew
Real Salt Lake 02:30 St. Louis City
LA Galaxy 03:30 Seattle Sounders
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 03:30 Portland Timbers
Atlanta United 19:30 Chicago Fire

MLS Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Cincinnati 5 3 2 0 5 2 +3 11
2 Inter Miami 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
3 New York RB 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10
4 Columbus Crew 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
5 Toronto 5 3 1 1 5 2 +3 10
6 Montréal 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
7 Charlotte 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
8 Atlanta United 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 6
9 Philadelphia Union 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 6
10 D.C. United 5 1 3 1 8 8 +0 6
11 Nashville SC 5 1 3 1 5 9 -4 6
12 Chicago Fire 5 1 2 2 9 10 -1 5
13 Orlando City 5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 4
14 New York City 5 1 0 4 3 7 -4 3
15 New England 5 0 1 4 4 11 -7 1

MLS Results

March 24, 2024
SJ Earthquakes 3 - 2 Seattle Sounders
Portland Timbers 1 - 3 Philadelphia Union
Los Angeles 5 - 0 Nashville SC
Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo
St. Louis City 2 - 2 D.C. United
Sporting KC 2 - 3 LA Galaxy
Cincinnati 1 - 0 New York City
Charlotte 2 - 0 Columbus Crew
Orlando City 2 - 0 Austin
Toronto 2 - 0 Atlanta United
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 - 2 Real Salt Lake
March 23, 2024
New York RB 4 - 0 Inter Miami
New England 1 - 1 Chicago Fire
March 18, 2024
Atlanta United 2 - 0 Orlando City

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