The Red Bulls look to bounce back and pick up their fourth home win of the season when they welcome in the Houston Dynamo Wednesday night at Red Bull Arena at 7:30 PM (TV: MSG; Radio: WQBU 92.7 FM). The Red Bulls will be looking to move back up to second place in Eastern Conference table, a place they relinquished when they fell over the weekend at New England.  

Houston comes into the match currently tied for fourth in the Western Conference, having compiled a record of 5-5-1 and 16 points on the season.

The Dynamo continued its up and down season last Saturday when they conceded a goal in the dying minutes against expansion side Philadelphia Union to drop a 3-2 result at home. After trailing at the break, the Dynamo took the lead with two goals off set-pieces. In the 52nd minute, Brian Ching leveled for Houston by nodding in a Brad Davis free kick. The hosts went on top just seven minutes later, on another free kick by Davis that this time found the head of Eddie Robinson, who finished off the chance. However, the Union fired back through Sebastien Le Toux in the 69th minute, and nabbed the dramatic winner in second half stoppage time when rookie Danny Mwanga knocked in a Le Toux feed.

All-time, the Red Bulls and Dynamo have been dead even, with both teams amassing 2-2-4 records against the other in regular season play. Neither team has defeated the other on the road in the regular season series. In 2008, the Red Bulls defeated the Dynamo in Houston in the first round of the MLS playoffs, en route to the team’s MLS Cup Final appearance. Last season, the Red Bulls and Dynamo drew twice, with the last match between the teams coming on May 16, 2009, a 1-1 draw at Giants Stadium.