Lineup Notes: Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

Chris Seitz; Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, Philippe Senderos, DaMarcus Beasley ©; Eric Alexander, Darwin Cerén; Alberth Elis, Tomás Martínez, Andrew Wenger; Mauro Manotas

STARTING XI NOTES:

• GK Chris Seitz will make his second start of the season and his 98th career start today.
• DF Adolfo Machado will make his 35th career start today, and his first in MLS at right back.
• DF Leonardo will make his season debut and his 109th career start today.
• DF Philippe Senderos will make his fourth career appearance and fourth start this evening.
• DF DaMarcus Beasley will make his 186th career appearance and his 174th start today.
• MF Eric Alexander will start his 143rd career game and making his 193rd career appearance today.
• Alexander can dish his second assist of the season today and could record an assist in back-to-back games for the first time since July 4 and 12, 2014 while with the New York Red Bulls.
• MF Darwin Cerén will make his first start for the Dynamo and his 68th career start in MLS.
• Cerén can tie his career single-season high for goals with a goal today.
• Cerén can become the eighth Dynamo player to score in his first two games with the club if he scores a goal today.
• MF Tomás Martínez will make his sixth career start and will play in his 10th MLS game today.
• FW Alberth Elis will make his 28th career appearance and his 20th start today.
• Elis can tie his career single-season high for assists if he has two, which would give him four on the season.
• FW Andrew Wenger will start his 97th game and play in his 161st game this afternoon.
• Wenger can score in back-to-back games for the first time since 2016 if he scores today. This could be Wenger’s third time to score in back-to-back games. Wenger first scored in back-to-back games on May 26 and June 16, 2012 and on March 6 and 12, 2016.
• FW Mauro Manotas will make his 36th career start and will play in his 66th career game.
• Manotas could score in back-to-back games for the second time in his career. The first he achieved this feat was when he scored on July 22 at D.C. and July 29 against Portland.

SUBSTITUTES:

• GK Joe Willis can make his 60th appearance if he comes in today.
• DF Alejandro Fuenmayor can make his MLS debut if comes in this afternoon.
• DF Kevin Garcia could make his fifth career appearance if he comes into today’s game.
• MF Arturo Alvarez can make his 239th career appearance if he plays today.
• MF Boniek García can make his 142nd career appearance if he comes in this afternoon.
• García could record an assist in back-to-back games for the first time since 2016 with one today. It would be García’s fourth time achieving this feat.
• MF Memo Rodriguez can make his 10th career appearance if he plays this afternoon.
• FW Romell Quioto will make his 24th career appearance in MLS if he comes in today.