HOUSTON (Sept. 9, 2026) – Houston Dynamo 2 open a two-match road trip on Wednesday, Sept. 9, facing North Texas SC in the first of back-to-back matches at Mansfield Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 7:45 p.m. CT. Fans can catch the action live via MLSNEXTPro.com and OneFootball.
The match is the second of three meetings between the Texas sides this season, with Dynamo 2 set to face North Texas again on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Notably, with a victory or a shootout win, Houston would set a single-season team record for points in a season. The previous record was 49 points during the team's inaugural season in 2022.
Having already clinched an MLS NEXT Pro 2026 Playoffs spot, Dynamo 2 enters the game looking to close the gap on the top two in the Western Conference, as Dos currently sit six points behind second place with a 13-7-5 (W-L-D) record on 48 points.
Dos faced North Texas earlier this year at SaberCats Stadium, earning a 2-0 shutout victory on behind goals from midfielder Diego Gonzalez, who is on loan with USL League One side Portland Hearts of Pine, and midfielder Gilberto Rivera, who was recently recalled from his loan to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. Goalkeeper Pedro Cruz, who is on loan with USL Championship team El Paso Locomotive FC, added three saves to secure the team’s fourth consecutive shutout to open the season.
Dynamo 2 enters Wednesday’s match following a 2-0 loss to Austin FC II on Sept. 4. Despite the result, the match saw Dynamo Academy player Christopher Gonzalez make his professional debut in the 86th minute.
North Texas is coming off a 4-1 home victory versus Real Monarchs on Sept. 4 and has a 2-1-3 (W-L-D) record in the last six matches. They sit eighth in the Western Conference with 38 points and 8-8-9 (W-L-D) overall record, while Edouard Nys leads the team’s attack with nine goals and seven assists.
Dynamo 2 opened the 2026 season with a team-record 11-match unbeaten streak, where they recorded 31 points, 28 goals and 20 assists, while leading in fewest goals conceded in open play (four) during that span. All that was despite a league-record 10-match road trip that stretched from March to July due to DR Congo calling SaberCats home during the FIFA World Cup 2026™.
Houston also opened the season with a team record nine-match unbeaten streak, recording eight victories and one draw. The run included a four-match home winning streak to open the season, as well as a three-match home winning streak to begin July.
Additionally, Aug. 14 marked the first time Houston was held scoreless this campaign, ending a 20-match scoring streak in which the team found the back of the net at least once in every game.
Last week, Dos acquired defender Davis Bautista on full transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga and signed defender Gabriel William on loan from Ituano FC in Brazil. Bautista joins team with European experience from the Eintracht Frankfurt system, where he recorded 23 appearances for their second team, Eintracht Frankfurt II, in Germany's fourth division, Regionalliga Südwest, across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. William arrives in Houston with 27 professional appearances and three goals under his belt.
