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FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo, October 4, 2015

FC DALLAS vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
October 4, 2015 (WEEK 31, MLS Game #315)
5 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)

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  • FC Dallas concluded their two-game road swing with a second consecutive defeat, falling 3-2 at the LA Galaxy on Sunday evening at StubHub Center.
  • The Dynamo have won back-to-back games in league play for the first time since May, following their 3-2 win against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. Will Bruin collected two assists, now with four assists along with 11 goals this season.
  • The teams are meeting for the third time this season, and FC Dallas have won both. Ryan Hollingshead, David Texeira, Mauro Diaz and Fabian Castillo all scored as FC Dallas rolled to a 4-1 win, May 1 at BBVA Compass Stadium; an own goal and a Castillo goal led FCD to a 2-0 victory June 26 at Toyota Stadium.
  • FC Dallas have won the last four meetings between the teams, over the last three seasons. FCD has won the last two meetings at BBVA Compass Stadium, just their second and third wins all-time in Houston in 14 meetings in all competitions, the first since 2010.
  • The clubs play for “El Capitán”, the 19th-century Mountain Howitzer cannon to be awarded to the winner of the season series by supporters groups for both clubs. This will be first year since 2011 the series will include more than one meeting during the regular season, with both clubs now in the Western Conference.


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