Houston Dynamo host San Jose Earthquakes at Shell Energy Stadium on Saturday, August 29 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
Houston Dynamo have a clean bill of health to call upon at Shell Energy Stadium, with Guilherme spearheading the attack after his 12 goals from 57 shots this season, backed by Mateusz Bogusz and Jack McGlynn supplying from midfield \u2014 Bogusz has fired 58 shots of his own while McGlynn’s 46 chances created lead the group. H\u00e9ctor Herrera continues to marshal that midfield too. San Jose Earthquakes are similarly unaffected on the injury front, and Preston Judd should lead their line again after his 11 goals from 62 shots, with Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda offering support in behind him.<\/p>\n
This one looks built for an arm wrestle, not a track meet. Houston sit second in the Western Conference<\/a> with 38 points from 21 games, a return built on tight margins. Every one of their last five results has been decided by two goals or fewer. San Jose arrive fourth in the West but winless in five, well beaten at home by Minnesota United last time out, and asking that defence to withstand another dose of Houston control feels a stretch too far. Back Guilherme’s movement and a moment of quality to prove decisive in a tight, low-scoring night at Shell Energy Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n