This will be the first time the Houston Dynamo FC and the New York City FC have met since August 2019, when NYCFC won 3-2 at home. It will also be the first time they have met in Houston in nearly five years, since May 2018, when the Dynamo won 3-1. Houston FC has not defeated New York City FC since that victory (D2 L2).
Saturday, Houston Dynamo FC defeated Austin FC 2-0 at home to earn their first point of the season. Since early September 2020, when they defeated Inter Miami FC and the San Jose Earthquakes in April 2022, the Dynamo have only won consecutive league games once.
After only securing one point from its first two 2023 matches, New York City FC won both of its matches at home. The club has the second-best start to a MLS season with seven points through four games, trailing only the 10 points it had in its first four games in 2018.
In Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Austin FC, Houston’s Hector Herrera scores his first MLS goal. Herrera took five shots in the match, making it only the second time in more than a decade that he has taken five or more shots in a league match. In November 2019, Herrera will take five shots for Atletico de Madrid against Espanyol in the La Liga.
In Saturday’s victory over D.C. United, New York City FC, Santiago Rodriguez scored and assisted. Only FC Cincinnati’s Luciano Acosta (21) has more assists in that time than he has in MLS play since the start of the previous season (including playoffs). This was his 18th assist in that span.
