DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
- Joe Willis; Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Kiki Struna, A.J. DeLaGarza; Darwin Cerén, Tomás MartÃnez, Boniek GarcÃa ©; Memo Rodriguez, Mauro Manotas, Marlon Hairston
STARTING XI NOTES:
- GK Joe Willis can make his 85th career start in MLS regular-season play and his 63rd with the Dynamo.
- Willis can earn his first win of the season and the 19th of his Dynamo career in MLS regular-season play.
- Willis can record his 16th clean sheet in MLS regular-season play and his first of the season.
- DF Adam Lundkvist will start his second consecutive league game at left back. It will be his 14th start with the Dynamo.
- DF Maynor Figueroa will make his fifth start with the Dynamo in all competitions and his second in league play. It will be the 77th start of Figueroa’s MLS career.
- DF Kiki Struna will make his Major League Soccer debut this afternoon.
- DF A.J. DeLaGarza will make his first start and first appearance of the 2019 MLS season this afternoon. It will be DeLaGarza’s 231st career start in league play.
- DeLaGarza will be making his fourth start in five matches for the Dynamo this year; he has played all 90 minutes in each of the team’s three Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League matches.
- MF Darwin Cerén will make his 100th career appearance in MLS regular-season play and his 25th appearance with the Dynamo.
- MF Boniek GarcÃa will make his second consecutive start in league play and his third straight start in all competitions.
- GarcÃa will wear the captain’s armband for the second consecutive league match. He wore the armband three times last season.
- Today will mark GarcÃa’s 171st career league appearance and his 139th league start.
- MF Tomás MartÃnez will make his second league start of the season and the 38th of his MLS career.
- MF Memo Rodriguez will make his 10th career start and his first of the season. It will be his 30th career appearance in league play.
- Rodriguez needs to play 15 minutes to reach 1,000 for his MLS career.
- FW Marlon Hairston will make his first start in league play for the Dynamo and the 69th of his MLS career. Today’s game will be the 97th appearance of his MLS career.
- FW Mauro Manotas will play in his 99th career league match for the Dynamo and make his 66th career start.
- Manotas needs one goal to reach 50 in all competitions with the Dynamo.
- Manotas could score in his fifth consecutive league match dating back to last season.
SUBSTITUTES:
- GK Tyler Deric could make just his second appearance as a substitute and his first since Aug. 29, 2014 at Sporting Kansas City.
- DF Chris Duvall could make his Dynamo debut if he comes off the bench this afternoon.
- FW Alberth Elis can make his 58th career appearance in league play if he comes off the bench today.
- DF Alejandro Fuenmayor can make his second consecutive league appearance and his second career appearance off the bench if he comes in today. His only previous appearance as a substitute was April 21, 2018 vs. Toronto.
- DF Kevin Garcia will look to make his 20th career appearance in league play if he comes on today. It would be his ninth consecutive appearance, dating back to last season.
- MF Tommy McNamara can extend his streak of playing in every Dynamo game this season if he comes off the bench. It would be McNamara’s 93rd career appearance in league play.
- FW Romell Quioto can make his 56th career appearance in league play if he comes off the bench today.
