Lineup Notes: Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union

DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):

• Joe Willis; Adolfo Machado, Jared Watts, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Adam Lundkvist; Boniek García ©, Tomás Martínez, Darwin Cerén; Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Romell Quioto

STARTING XI NOTES:

• GK Joe Willis will make his 50th regular season start with the Dynamo this evening.
• Willis can record his 15th clean sheet in MLS regular-season play and his fourth of the season.
• Willis can earn his 23rd career win as a starter and improve his record this season to 7-4-4, which will extend his career high.
• DF Adolfo Machado will make his 47th career start tonight and play in his 14th game of the season tonight.
• DF Jared Watts will make his fourth start of the season and play in his 65th career game tonight.
• DF Alejandro Fuenmayor will make his 13th start tonight and make his 14th appearance.
• DF Adam Lundkvist will make his fifth MLS regular season start tonight and his seventh career appearance.
• MF Boniek García will make his 10th start and 16th appearance of the year tonight. For his career, it will be his 126th start and 157th appearance.
• MF Tomás Martínez will make his 23rd career start and will play in his 28th MLS game tonight.
• MF Darwin Cerén will make his 11th start with the Dynamo and his 78th MLS regular season start this evening.
• FW Alberth Elis will make his 46th career appearance and his 37th start.
• Elis can record a goal or an assist for the 13th time in 20 games this season.
• Elis needs one goal to reach 20 in MLS regular-season play. He would become the eighth Dynamo player to score 20 goals in league play.
• FW Mauro Manotas will make his 52nd career start and will play in his 84th career game.
• Manotas can score his 35th career goal across all competitions, which would move him past Giles Barnes (34) for fourth on the club’s career scoring list across all competitions.
• Manotas needs two goals to move into the top five in club regular-season history, tying Ricardo Clark with 28 career goals.
• FW Romell Quioto will make his 15th start of the season and his 29th career MLS regular season start tonight.
• Quioto needs one assist to reach 15 with the Dynamo in regular-season play, which would tie him with former Dynamo DF/MF Geoff Cameron for eighth on the club’s all-time list.

SUBSTITUTES:

• GK Chris Seitz can make his 103rd appearance, and his second as a substitute, if he comes in tonight.
• DF Leonardo can play in his 46th game for the Dynamo and his 131st game if he comes in this evening.
• DF Andrew Wenger could make his 12th appearance if he plays tonight.
• Wenger could be seeing action for the first since June 9 vs. Colorado when he suffered a calf injury.
• MF Eric Alexander can play in his 39th game for the Dynamo and the 208th of his career if he comes in tonight.
• MF Arturo Alvarez can play in his 11th regular season game if he plays this evening.
• MF Luis Gil can play in his 10th game for the Dynamo and make his 165th career appearance if he comes in tonight.
• MF Memo Rodriguez can make his 21st career appearance if he plays this evening.
• Rodriguez could equal his scoring total from 2017 with a goal, which would be his second of the season.