The Houston Dynamo host the New England Revolution on Tuesday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. Houston is 13th or next to last in the Western Conference table at 8-6-16 on 30 points with a goal difference of -16. Houston battled to a 0-0 draw at home in its first match since firing manager Paulo Nagamura. This was the first point taken by Houston over the last four matches in MLS action.
Houston brought to an end a run of 13 consecutive matches conceding at least one goal with its nil-nil draw at home against Sporting Kansas City. However, Houston has not had any clean sheets in the last four years. Sebastian Ferreira is the leading goal scorer for Houston 10 while Darwin Quintero has scored seven. Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with five.'
The New England Revolution is eighth in the Eastern Conference table at 9-11-10 on 38 points with a goal difference of -1. New England was defeated by the New York Red Bulls 2-1 last Saturday. New England opened the scoring with a goal by Thomas McNamara in the 53rd minute, but the Revolution gave up goals in the 58th and 78th minute to lose on the road.
The Revolution have dropped 29 points after winning at some point during a match which is a high in the MLS following its 2-1 loss on Saturday to New York. Gustavo Bou is the leading goal scorer for New England with seven and Carles Gil has scored six. Gil is the leader in assists with eight, while Brandon Bye and DeJuan Jones each have six assists.'
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