St Louis CITY2 hosts Houston Dynamo 2 on Sunday, August 23, with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. CT at Energizer Park. The match will be streamed on MLSNEXTPro.com and OneFootball.Â
CITY2 recorded a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose Earthquakes II last Sunday, earning the club’s first-ever win in San Jose. Colin Welsh recorded his ninth career MLS NEXT Pro clean sheet and the club’s eighth of the season, while Nighte Pickering scored both goals for St. Louis. The brace marked the second of Pickering’s career and his first with CITY2, while also giving him his first goals for the club since joining in July. Additionally, Andrew De Gannes earned his second assist of the season. The road victory kept St. Louis in fifth place in the Western Conference with 38 points. CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to four matches. Three of those four matches have featured clean sheets, bringing the club’s total to eight. Â
Sunday’s match will be the third meeting between the clubs this season. St. Louis is 5-2-5 against Houston in regular-season meetings. The most recent matchup took place at SaberCats Stadium on July 11, when Houston earned a narrow 2-1 victory.Â
Houston Dynamo 2 sits third place in the Western Conference with 46 points and a 13-4-5 record. Dynamo 2 is 5-4-2 on the road this season. Houston faced San Jose Earthquakes II in a midweek matchup Wednesday, playing to a 1-1 draw before falling 5-3 in a penalty shootout. Forward Austin Brummett leads the team with nine goals this season. Forward D’Alessandro Herrera, forward Arthur Sousa, midfielder Dohmann, defender Reese Miller and defender Isaac Mwakutuya have recorded three assists.
