Austin FC has won three of its four matches against the Dynamo (L1), including a 2-1 victory on April 30. Houston is the only opponent Austin has defeated three times in MLS.
Austin FC has won four of its last five matches (D1) including the last three in a row. The 3-0 win in Atlanta on Saturday marked the first time a team has won a road match against Atlanta by a three-goal margin in MLS.
The Dynamo earned a point in a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas thanks to the latest open play regulation goal in MLS history, scored by Teenage Hadebe at 90’+10:28. The only later goal in league history was a Patryk Klimala penalty for the Red Bulls against NYCFC (90’+11:24) last September.
Felipe Martins scored his first Austin FC goal on Saturday in the win in Atlanta. Martins has scored four career goals against the Dynamo, more than he’s scored against any other team in MLS play.
Héctor Herrera made his long-awaited MLS debut in Houston’s 2–2 draw against Dallas on Saturday. Herrera is one of 16 players to make at least 100 appearances for the Mexican national team and the ninth of those 16 to play in MLS.
