The Houston Dynamo will open the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs on Thursday against Sporting Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. CDT at BBVA Compass Stadium, Major League Soccer announced today. The Knockout Round match will be presented by BBVA Compass.
This will be the fifth time the Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City have faced one another in the postseason, and Houston holds a 3-1 edge in the previous four series. The last time they faced each other was in the 2013 MLS Eastern Conference Final, which Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on aggregate. Houston previously eliminated Sporting in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2011 and 2012.