Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at Sporting Park in Kansas City and can be live streamed her free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
When speaking about the character of his teammate, Corey Ashe, Houston Dynamo forward Giles Barnes had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the club's official website): "I don't think there's anything anyone could question Corey about. Ever since the day he knew he might not be starting he's been out here working and doing his thing and that's Corey all over."
"I can't praise Corey enough," he added. "He's a good player as well. He's accepted what's happened, [losing his job to DaMarcus Beasley], and he's working hard day-in-and-day-out."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Sporting Kansas City's Lawrence Olum has been a force in the midfield for the club this season. The 30-year-old defensive midfielder enters today averaging 1.8 tackles and 2.2 clearances per match. Perhaps even more astounding is his 0.4 dribbles conceded average, highlighting his ability to 1v1 defend.
Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Gruenebaum; Juliao, Colin, Besler, Sinovic; Feilhaber, Olum, Zusi; Saad, Dwyer, Zizzo
Houston Dynamo's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hall; Ashe, Taylor, Horst, Sarkodie; Davis, Clark, Garrido, Garcia; Bruin, Barnes
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 |
24 |
13 |
4 |
7 |
39 |
26 |
13 |
43 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
25 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
36 |
26 |
10 |
42 |
|||
|
3 |
Columbus Crew |
25 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
35 |
32 |
3 |
33 |
|||
|
4 |
Toronto FC |
23 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
35 |
36 |
-1 |
33 |
|||
|
5 |
New York Red Bulls |
24 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
39 |
36 |
3 |
31 |
|||
|
6 |
Philadelphia Union |
25 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
40 |
41 |
-1 |
30 |
|||
|
7 |
New England Revolution |
24 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
31 |
36 |
-5 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Chicago Fire |
24 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
31 |
37 |
-6 |
26 |
|||
|
9 |
Houston Dynamo |
24 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
25 |
45 |
-20 |
25 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
24 |
4 |
5 |
15 |
25 |
45 |
-20 |
17 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Seattle Sounders |
24 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
43 |
33 |
10 |
45 |
|||
|
2 |
LA Galaxy |
24 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
45 |
27 |
18 |
43 |
|||
|
3 |
FC Dallas |
25 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
45 |
33 |
12 |
42 |
|||
|
4 |
Real Salt Lake |
25 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
39 |
30 |
9 |
42 |
|||
|
5 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
24 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
33 |
31 |
2 |
33 |
|||
|
6 |
Portland Timbers |
25 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
41 |
43 |
-2 |
31 |
|||
|
7 |
Colorado Rapids |
25 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
37 |
39 |
-2 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
23 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
28 |
32 |
-4 |
25 |
|||
|
9 |
Chivas USA |
24 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
21 |
37 |
-16 |
24 |
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