The Los Angeles Galaxy have prevailed in each of their three previous encounters, including their victories over Houston in the previous two games. Since 216, the Los Angeles Galaxy have only lost two of their last eight matches at Shell Energy Stadium (W4 D2).
Since the end of last season, the Houston Dynamo FC have won four of their last six home games (D1 L1), including both of their home games this year. Since its last three home MLS games in 2019, Houston hasn’t won three straight. The third win in that stretch came against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
For the fourth time in the post-shootout era (since 2000), the Los Angeles Galaxy (D3 L2) have lost five of their first five games of the season. The only time the Galaxy have started a season without a win was in 2003, when they didn’t win their first match until their ninth.
Only one player in Houston’s history, Erick Torres (five goals in 2017), has scored more penalties in a single MLS season than Amine Bassi. Bassi has scored from the spot in each of Houston’s last three games. In the history of the MLS, no player has ever scored a penalty shot in four consecutive games.
Gaston Brugman finished 92 passes for the Los Angeles Universe on Saturday against the Seattle Sounders FC while Riqui Puig finished 85. This season, the only two players with an average of at least 70 successful passes per 90 minutes (minimum 250 minutes) are Brugman (82.9) and Puig (70.0).
