San Jose Earthquakes v. Houston Dynamo, Saturday, April 1

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Result?

Poll closed Apr 1, 2023.
  1. Dynamo win

    3 vote(s)
    42.9%
  2. Dynamo tie

    2 vote(s)
    28.6%
  3. Dynamo lose

    1 vote(s)
    14.3%
  4. San Jose, San Jose... Why does that sound familiar?

    1 vote(s)
    14.3%
  1. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Who: San Jose Earthquakes v. Houston Dynamo
    When: Saturday, April 1 @ 9:30 pm CDT
    Where: PayPal Park; San Jose, CA
    Records: San Jose Earthquakes (2-2-1), 7th, MLS West
    Houston Dynamo (2-2-0), 8th, MLS West
    TV: Apple TV
    Radio: 97.5 (English)/93.3 (Spanish)

    This is the fifth regular season game of 2023 for Houston and the 6th for San Jose. This game is Free to non-subscribers on MLS Season Pass.

    Last year the Dynamo defeated San Jose, 4-3, at home in April and 1-2 in July out in California. That was the first win for Houston in San Jose since 2016 and the first sweep ever.

    San Jose is 2-2-1 in their last 5 league games, scoring 4 goals and allowing 6. Their most recent league game was a home draw, 0-0, against Toronto on March 25. San Jose was 7-4-6 in home regular season league games last year and is 2-0-1 so far this year. Their next game is at New York Red Bulls on April 8.

    The Dynamo are 2-3-0 in the last 5 league games going back to last year, scoring 5 goals and allowing 8. Houston is 0-2-0 away this year after going 4-12-1 last year in road league games.

    The Dynamo next return home to host LA Galaxy on April 8 and then travel to New York Red Bulls on April 15.
     
  2. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Dynamo @ San Jose, all-time:

    05/22/08 SJE 2-1 HOU
    09/13/08 SJE 1-1 HOU
    03/28/09 SJE 3-2 HOU
    10/16/10 SJE 0-1 HOU
    06/04/11 SJE 2-0 HOU
    03/17/12 SJE 0-1 HOU
    05/25/14 SJE 3-0 HOU
    07/10/15 SJE 0-2 HOU
    05/11/16 SJE 3-1 HOU
    08/19/16 SJE 1-2 HOU
    09/16/17 SJE 1-0 HOU
    04/14/18 SJE 2-2 HOU
    06/26/19 SJE 2-0 HOU
    07/24/21 SJE 1-1 HOU
    07/17/22 SJE 1-2 HOU

    That's 5-7-3 with 16 goals scored and 22 allowed.
     
  3. 7seven7

    7seven7 Member+

    May 5, 2008
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    dare we think a road win is possible????
     
  4. quiznatodd_bidness

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Apr 14, 2020
    I mean it’s not in the realm of impossibility. Dynamo swept San Jose last year.
     
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  5. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Coco played his best game in a Houston jersey last year out in San Jose. So hope springs eternal
     
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  6. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    possible? absolutely.

    This is a good opportunity for this new Dynamo team to keep growing. If they lose it is another lost opportunity -- not the end of the season. Keep winning at home and no big deal not winning this. A result would be great.
     
  7. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Big road test for sure! Get any road points off SJ and it will be an additional sign that Coach Olsen is getting our players to play way better soccer than all of us have witnessed in years!!!

    DALE DYNAMO and VAMO' HOUSTON!!!
     
  8. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Love your avatar! :)
     
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  9. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks amigo.
    Johnny Cash though! The man not the myth.
     
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  10. quiznatodd_bidness

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Apr 14, 2020
  11. quiznatodd_bidness

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Apr 14, 2020
     
  12. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    This game will be free on Apple TV.
     
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  13. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  14. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is a DP defender defending with his arms out? That play is horrible.

    Before that, the defense was poor creating that situation.

    And before that — two TWO passes to our bench.

    There should not be two passes that bad in a season.
     
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  15. Heft

    Heft BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    It’d be nice to see the ball not being passed out of touch every time
     
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  16. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Little more concerned that we're just about at 9 halves of soccer with only one goal from the run of play. That's pretty anemic. It's swell we've gotten 3 penalties but not likely to keep that up.
     
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  17. Westside Cosmo

    Westside Cosmo Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    H-Town
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tori Penso is awful
     
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  18. DonJuego

    DonJuego Member+

    Aug 19, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Crazy half of soccer. Lucky to be level.
     
  19. *rey*

    *rey* Member+

    Feb 22, 2006
    Houston
    I soon as I saw the name, I thought “she can’t be as bad as her hubby, can she?”
     
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  20. DynamoManiac

    DynamoManiac Member+

    Jan 27, 2014
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Don't know if it's the players, Benny Ball or both but this team doesn't even look close to scoring goals.
     
  21. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Our guys finally settled in a bit by the end of the first half, then get a PK awarded once again. Bassi slots it home again.
    Then that second half of what just slightly passes muster as professional soccer than a dictionary will allow to be defined as such.
    Both MLS teams were craptastic honestly.
    SJ just receiving one more PK gift than we did.
     
  22. luvwatchingsoccer

    Houston Dynamo
    Australia
    Mar 5, 2022
    Houston pressed, San Jose mauled. They were just more fierce than we were. Luchi's game plan was evident and well played,...they just lacked accuracy with their shots. Dynamo could use more confident and bold shooters.
     
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  23. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Spot on.
    SJ got a lot more sniffs at goal, just could not finish on the night.
    Us however, we get a few sniffs all night but all to often our players arrive to the final third and then pass the ball around. Only flaw is no one steps up to make room for themselves and have themselves one! Someone in orange must have the mindset of a pro goalscorer. Sebas and Thor can barely see the field under Olsen.
    Recall the old saying from ice hockey legend Wayne Grezky. He always stated, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. "
     
  24. Ethos

    Ethos Member+

    Houston Dynamo
    Apr 28, 2019
    Houston
    Man, it's going to be a long season. We are a boring team. We aren't going to score goals and apparently we can't even start our DP striker, cause Baird gets "gets behind the defense". Which is awesome, I guess, but ah coach, we have 1 goal in the run of play.
     
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  25. Brian Gilchriest

    Eintracht Frankfurt
    United States
    Oct 3, 2020
    Does he get behind the defense though? I'm still waiting for it to happen......
     
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