Lineup Notes: Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact

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DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

  • Tyler Deric; A.J. DeLaGarza, Adolfo Machado, Leonardo, DaMarcus Beasley; Ricardo Clark (C), Juan David Cabezas, Alex; Andrew Wenger, Erick Torres, Mauro Manotas


STARTING XI NOTES:

  • The Dynamo are using their 19th different starting lineup in 19 games thus far this season.
  • DF DaMarcus Beasley will be making his 13th start of the season and the 163rd of his career tonight.
  • MF Juan David Cabezas will make his 13th consecutive start and his 14th overall this season.
  • MF Ricardo Clark will make his 306th career start in MLS regular-season play tonight.
  • Clark has 22 career regular-season assists and will pass Brian Ching for sole possession of third on the club list with his next.
  • Clark has 31 career goals in all competitions with Houston and will tie Dwayne De Rosario (32) for fifth on club list with his next.
  • MF Alex can surpass 9,000 career minutes played in MLS regular-season competition if he plays at least 64 minutes tonight.
  • Alex can continue his string of playing in every game this season. He and DF Adolfo Machado are the only players to have played every game this season for the team.
  • Alex can record his eighth assist of the season, extending his career high.
  • Alex needs two assists to become the 14th player in Dynamo history to record 10 or more assists for the club in regular-season play.DF A.J. DeLaGarza is set to make his 212th career start in tonight’s game.
  • DF Leonardo will be making his 101th career appearance in MLS regular-season play tonight. It will be his 13th consecutive start, his 16th with the Dynamo and the 96th of his career.
  • GK Tyler Deric can keep his second clean sheet of the season, tying Joe Willis for the team lead.
  • Deric can improve his record as a starter to 22-24-16 if he starts and the Dynamo win.
  • Deric needs to make two saves to reach 200 for his career.
  • DF Adolfo Machado is starting his 19th consecutive game. He is the only player on the team to have started every game this season.
  • FW Mauro Manotas needs one goal to match his scoring total of six goals from last season.
  • FW Erick Torres needs one goal to tie the club single-season scoring record of 13 set by Brian Ching in 2008.
  • Torres can surpass 6,000 career minutes played in MLS if he plays at least 50 minutes tonight.
  • Torres can extend his scoring streak to three consecutive games tonight.
  • Torres will play in his 40th game with the Dynamo.
  • FW Andrew Wenger will be making his fifth start of the season, his 29th with the Dynamo and the 88th of his career.


SUBSTITUTES BENCH:

  • MF Boniek García needs two assists to reach five on the season. It would give him five or more assists in three consecutive years and in five of his six seasons in Houston.
  • DF Jalil Anibaba could make his fifth appearance of the season if he comes into the game.
  • DF Kevin Garcia can make his third appearance of the season and second as a substitute if he comes into the game. It would also be his first appearance in an away game.
  • MF Joseph Holland can make his second appearance with the Dynamo if he comes off the bench tonight, and his first since May 17 at Philadelphia.
  • DF Dylan Remick can make his third consecutive appearance with the Dynamo as a substitute if he comes into tonight’s game off the bench.
  • MF Memo Rodriguez can make his fourth appearance of the season, all off the bench, if he comes into the game tonight.
  • MF Charlie Ward can make his MLS debut if he comes into the game tonight.