Hard to beat in Houston: With Saturday’s win over Montreal, the Dynamo improved to 7‐0‐3 at BBVA Compass Stadium since its opening on May 12. The Dynamo have not lost a home game in over a year, with their last home defeat on June 18, 2011, a 2‐0 loss to the Columbus Crew. The Dynamo are unbeaten in 19 consecutive home games (playoffs included), spanning the final nine games at Robertson Stadium and the first ten games at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo are tied with the New York Red Bulls for the league’s best home record in 2012, with each club 7‐0‐3 at home.
Dynamo in historic home territory: The Dynamo have the longest regular season home unbeaten streak in Major League Soccer (18 games) and have set a new franchise record, eclipsing their previous mark of 17, from June 26, 2009 to June 20, 2010. Houston is now tied for the third longest home unbeaten streak in league history. New York has the second longest current streak in MLS (13 games). The chart below details the longest regular season home unbeaten streaks in Major League Soccer history:
Team
Home unbeaten streak
Streak start date
Streak end date
Real Salt Lake
29
6/6/2009
5/14/2011
Columbus Crew
22
6/28/2008
9/26/2009
Houston Dynamo
18
7/9/2011
???
LA Galaxy
18
10/24/2010
10/16/2011
San Jose Earthquakes
18
9/25/2004
10/8/2005
Houston Dynamo
17
6/26/2008
6/20/2009
LA Galaxy
17
7/4/2004
7/16/2005
Toronto FC
17
6/13/2009
8/7/2010
Three wins in a row: The Dynamo have won three consecutive regular season games for the first time since 2009, when the team matched a club‐record with a five‐game winning streak from May 23 – June 13, 2009. The Dynamo also recorded a five‐game winning streak from June 3 – June 24, 2007.
Dynamo are unbeaten in six games: The Dynamo are unbeaten in their last six games (4‐0‐2). It is the longest regular season streak since the final six games of 2011, when the Dynamo went 4‐0‐2 to finish in second place in the Eastern Conference. The franchise record for consecutive games without a loss is 11, set from April 11 ‐ June 20, 2009 (8‐0‐3), when the club tied a franchise record with five straight wins. Houston also had ten‐game unbeaten streaks in 2007 (8‐0‐2) and 2006 (4‐0‐6).
Davis continues to climb MLS assist chart: Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis recorded his 87th and 88th career regular season assists in Saturday’s win over Montreal. Davis is now alone in eighth on the league’s all‐time assist chart. Davis’ next target is Cobi Jones, who sits is seventh on the all‐time chart with 91 assists. Dynamo assistant coach Steve Ralston is the all‐time leader, with 135 assists. Davis now has eight assists this season and is tied for third in MLS.
Davis, Cameron named All‐Stars: Defender Geoff Cameron and midfielder Brad Davis were named to the inactive roster for the MLS All‐Star Game. The Dynamo pair were among a group of 13 players named All‐Stars that did not compete in Wednesday’s 3‐2 win against Chelsea FC. The 13 inactive All‐Stars were voted on by the players. It is Cameron’s third All‐ Star selection, having been named to the team in 2009 and 2011. It is the fourth straight year that Davis is an All‐Star, and his fifth selection overall.