Houston is unbeaten in five straight matches against D.C. United (W2 D3), last losing to D.C. in October 2014. Houston has averaged 1.92 points per match in 26 regular season meetings with D.C. (W15 D5 L6), only collecting more against Chivas USA (2.16) in the club’s MLS history.
D.C. United has lost five of its last six matches following a 3-0 defeat to Columbus on Saturday. After keeping clean sheets in their first two matches this season, D.C. has allowed 13 goals in its last six games (2.2 per match).
The Dynamo have lost two straight matches after losing just one of their first seven games this season (W3 D3), with both losses coming after scoring the opening goal. Houston had lost only twice when scoring first in the last two seasons combined (W9 D10).
All six goals D.C. United has scored since the middle of March have been scored before half-time. D.C. has not scored a second-half goal in its last six matches and its two goals after half-time are fewest in MLS this season.
Sebastián Ferreira’s goal from 60.4 yards for Houston against Austin was the longest in MLS since Wayne Rooney’s 68-yarder for D.C. United in 2019. The only other 60-yard goal in MLS since Opta began calculating distances on every goal in 2010 was a 78.7-yard strike by Kosuke Kimura for Colorado in 2011.
