Two teams in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a match between the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo. The first-division clash scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET will be held at the StubHub Center in Carson, California and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on UniMas.

What They're Saying

LA Galaxy manager Bruce Arena (via MLS): "Starting two young players in the attack probably didn't help, but our passing was so poor [in the loss to Orlando City]. For us to connect on anything it was dangerous and next to impossible because of the quality of our passing. We had a majority of players that didn't play well."

Houston Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis: "He's [Giles Barnes] got more pace and power than Dwayne [De Rosario], but I can see a similarity there sure."

The In-Form Player

Barnes is enjoying a sensational start to his campaign. In 11 league appearances, the 26-year-old has six goals and created five additional chances for the Dynamo.

Projected Lineups

Houston Dynamo's (4-4-2): Deric; Beasley, Taylor, Horst, Rodriguez; Davis, Clark, Garrido, Garcia; Bruin, Barnes

LA Galaxy's (4-4-2): Penedo; Rogers, Leonardo, Gonzalez, Gargan; Husidic, Juninho, Vayrynen, Ishizaki; Keane, Zardes

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

Standings

WESTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Dallas116321713421
2Vancouver Whitecaps126241411320
3Seattle Sounders10613179819
4Sporting Kansas City114521715217
5San Jose Earthquakes115241211117
6Houston Dynamo124441615116
7LA Galaxy123541115-414
8Real Salt Lake113531015-514
9Portland Timbers113441012-213
10Colorado Rapids1017299010
EASTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1DC United11632139421
2New England Revolution125431715219
3New York Red Bulls10451149517
4Columbus Crew104241512314
5Orlando City SC113351314-112
6Toronto FC93151314-110
7Chicago Fire9315912-310
8Philadelphia Union122371121-109
9New York City FC11146914-57
10Impact Montreal612379-25