After playing the Revs to a scoreless draw at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, San Jose heads into the Lone Star State for a pivotal contest against its conference rival and familiar foe, the Houston Dynamo.
Houston welcome San Jose to BBVA Compass Stadium with an unscathed 3-0-1 record on home field, the club played Minnesota to a 2-2 draw last Saturday to keep the unbeaten streak alive. Houston and San Jose are neck-in-neck in the MLS’s Western Conference, with the Dynamo currently sitting at No. 4 and the Quakes at No. 5.
The match implications for Houston are not as dire, this early in the season, as they could be for San Jose — a loss for the Dynamo might not even drop the club below the red line, but a win could help the club shake the anxiety of two consecutive subpar performances.