Dynamo--Galaxy: By the Numbers
A numerical breakdown of Sunday's match
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2 -- Difference in goals scored this season in MLS play between the Dynamo (36) and the Galaxy (34).
3 -- Number of current Dynamo players that are former members of the Galaxy: Brian Ching, Brian Mullan, and Craig Waibel. They were teammates in LA in 2001 but had all moved to San Jose by the 2003 season and have stayed together since. Additionally, goalkeeper Tally Hall was drafted by Los Angeles in 2007 but elected not to sign with the Galaxy.
4 -- Number of consecutive seasons without a winning record for the Galaxy; their last winning record in MLS play came in 2004. Los Angeles won MLS Cup in 2005 as a No. 8 seed with a 13-13-6 regular season record and have been at least four games under .500 in each of the last three years.
4-3-3 -- The Dynamo's record against the Galaxy in league play since moving to Houston in 2006.
5 -- Number of head coaches the Galaxy have had since 2006 (record since 2006 28-32-22).
6 -- Number of MLS Cup championships in the last eight years won by the Galaxy, Dynamo, or old San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose won championships in 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles in 2002 and 2005, and the Dynamo in 2006 and 2007. Only D.C. United (2004) and Columbus (2008) have broken the Western Conference title run.
8 -- Number of home losses by the Dynamo in regular season play in the last four years (34-8-18), the lowest total in MLS of any team other than Seattle, which is in its first season. Houston also has the best home winning percentage (.717) in those four years.
9 -- Difference in assists in MLS regular season play between the Dynamo (43) and the Galaxy (34).
12 -- Difference in total shots in MLS regular season play between the Galaxy (116) and the Dynamo (104).
13 -- Number of goals the Dynamo have scored in all regular season games between the teams, compared to the Galaxy's 9.
21 -- Difference in offside calls in series history between the Dynamo (31) and the Galaxy (10).
44 -- Number of points for the Dynamo and Galaxy in the MLS standings; they are tied for first place in the Western Conference with Chivas USA, which has three games remaining (one more than Houston and Los Angeles).
129 -- Number of shots on goal both teams have through 28 MLS regular season games.
15,068 -- Difference between average attendance for the Dynamo's home game against the Galaxy (30,475) in the last two years and for the rest of the regular season (15,406).
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