Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear had this to offer following the team's elimination from the 2014 MLS playoffs (via MLS's official website): "A whole lot of stuff didn't go our way this year. To get knocked out of the playoffs is a sickening feeling because we've had some magical moments here and our playoff record here over the years is fantastic and to not be a part of the second season is a real disappointment."
"It's been one of those years," he added. "I can't say one of those years plural because I don't think we've ever had one like it. It's been an odd year from all sides. There's some stats that are wonderful to look at and some stats that are not."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Jermaine Jones featured as a center-back for the U.S. men's national team on Tuesday, but will return to his more favorable role as a defensive midfielder for the Revolution. The 32-year-old is averaging 2.3 tackles and 1.6 interceptions per match this season.
Houston Dynamo's Projected Lineup (4-1-2-3): Deric - Sarkodie, Horst, Brunner, Beasley - Carrasco - Clark, Davis - Bruin, Barnes, Driver.
New England Revolution's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Shuttleworth - Farrell, Goncalves , Soares, Alston - Jones - Nguyen, Rowe, Fagundez, Bunbury - Davies
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
DC United |
32 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
49 |
35 |
14 |
55 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
32 |
14 |
7 |
11 |
47 |
37 |
10 |
49 |
|||
|
3 |
New England Revolution |
32 |
15 |
4 |
13 |
48 |
45 |
3 |
49 |
|||
|
4 |
New York Red Bulls |
32 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
52 |
47 |
5 |
47 |
|||
|
5 |
Columbus Crew |
32 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
47 |
40 |
7 |
46 |
|||
|
6 |
Toronto FC |
32 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
43 |
52 |
-9 |
40 |
|||
|
7 |
Philadelphia Union |
32 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
48 |
48 |
0 |
39 |
|||
|
8 |
Houston Dynamo |
32 |
11 |
6 |
15 |
37 |
54 |
-17 |
39 |
|||
|
9 |
Chicago Fire |
32 |
5 |
18 |
9 |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
33 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
32 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
36 |
56 |
-20 |
26 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
LA Galaxy |
32 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
67 |
33 |
34 |
60 |
|||
|
2 |
Seattle Sounders |
32 |
19 |
3 |
10 |
61 |
48 |
13 |
60 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Salt Lake |
32 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
52 |
39 |
13 |
52 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Dallas |
32 |
15 |
6 |
11 |
54 |
43 |
11 |
51 |
|||
|
5 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
32 |
11 |
13 |
8 |
41 |
40 |
1 |
46 |
|||
|
6 |
Portland Timbers |
32 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
59 |
52 |
7 |
45 |
|||
|
7 |
Colorado Rapids |
32 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
43 |
60 |
-17 |
32 |
|||
|
8 |
Chivas USA |
32 |
8 |
6 |
18 |
28 |
59 |
-31 |
30 |
|||
|
9 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
32 |
6 |
11 |
15 |
35 |
49 |
-14 |
29 |
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