Houston Dynamo did good in their previous match when they escaped Chicago with a win, and they continued their high-scoring matches. After two consecutive away matches, Houston will return at home, where they will play host to NYCFC on Friday. NYCFC are coming off a strong win against Colorado and will be looking to build on that.
Houston Dynamo (4-3-3) are coming into this match after a spectacular 3-2 win on the road against Chicago. The Dynamo took an early lead but were down by 1-2 by the end of the first half. However, they went on to score two more goals in the second half to eventually escape with all three points. That was the eighth match in their last nine in which they conceded multiple goals. They are now sitting at the 6th spot of the Western Conference with 15 points, having scored 23 goals, against 17 conceded.
NYCFC (7-2-3) were pretty good in their last match, where they destroyed Colorado by a massive 0-4 at home. David Villa took the lead and scored twice in that easy win, which was just the 2nd for NYCFC in their last six (2-2-2). Moreover, it was just their first clean sheet in that span. NYCFC are now sitting at the 2nd spot of the Eastern Conference with 24 points, just one point behind Conference leaders Atlanta United. They have scored two goals in five of their seven away matches so far but have also conceded twice in just as many.
