For the third time in four weeks, the Houston Dynamo will face a Western Conference playoff contender as they travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on Seattle Sounders FC. Seattle is tied on points with the Dynamo, with 19 points thanks to a 5-1-4 record, but Houston sits above them in the Western Conference table by virtue of having more wins.
Houston will be looking for its first-ever win at CenturyLink Field. They've gone 0-7-2 there in regular-season play and 0-1-1 in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Despite the past struggles, a win or a draw would push the Dynamo over the 20-point mark through nine games, which would be the quickest to 20 points in team history.