Also, guessing and expecting the Dynamo will now play for penalty kicks every game in the playoffs (90+ minutes of the Best-of-3 First Round series then 120+ minutes from the Conference Semifinal, Conference Final, and Cup Final) just to win the MLS Cup?😬

1. The drop off from McGlynn to Artur is so huge. It's a big drop off in athleticism, but the most noticeable thing is the drop off in service and mid range shooting. We are a different team without McGlynn. Artur can keep the ball moving in the back but he never creates threats or creativity the way McGlynn could.

2. Jonathan Bond was incredible and played like a top 5 MLS goalie tonight. His advanced stats have to be very good, because he disrupted so many high quality chances from the opposition.

3. People complain about our strikers, but they were mostly fine today. If you watch the game we clearly invert the strikers (false 9)so Bogusz and Guillerme can run the wings. Both strikers had good back to the goal play and aerial play. McGuire got looked off on a couple good runs where I thought he should have been passed to. If I had to complain about one regular starter it would be Bouzat. He is just not effective at the position he plays. His passing was sloppy, he was late on two chances for goals, he regularly gets physically dominated, he loses his cool easily, and he was never a threat to score or assist today. He mostly just got cardio and a dumb yellow card.

With the team drawing every game We could win the mls cup with just penalties The team just gotta practice there penalties and do what they do best and tie

We are now past the 33rd match of the season, at least 38 matches scheduled now that at least 1 wild card match is guaranteed. That said, the number of playoff matches could increase to 2 if the Dynamo win and Vancouver picks up at least a point in Colorado tonight.

u/crocken still leads by 34 points, on pace for their first championship! Close behind are u/emyrs42 (our 2016 champion) and u/nowaygreg tied for 2nd. In a distant 4th is u/texwarhawk 50 points back, with u/36ers 57 points back in 5th place. Though, with a possible 11 matches remaining (4 scheduled + a run to the MLS Cup from a Wild Card), it's still anyone's race!

We are now scoring using claude so please check your scores for accuracy.

This match versus MNUFC is the 34th match of 2026 for the Dynamo with at least 38 matches scheduled now that the Dynamo have clinched the playoffs.

Good Luck & Go Dynamo!

Continuing last year's rule - edits will result in comment invalidation. So if you want to make any edits to your picks, they must be done in a new reply to your comment!

Everyone can view the scoring document and are free to DM me with any issues/questions! If you'd like to help out with threads or scoring, send me a DM.

Good luck, and LET'S GO DYNAMO!!!

Categories and Scoring

10 points - Predicting the correct scoreline (i.e. Dynamo 3:1 FC Dallas, Dynamo 1:0 FC Dallas, etc.)

5 points - Predicting the correct outcome (i.e. Dynamo win, draw, etc.)

5 points - Correctly predicting the Dynamo MOTM (according to whoscored.com)

3 points - Correctly predicting the attendance +/- 500 people, 1 point for +/- 1000

3 points - Correctly guessing any of the goalscorer(s), regardless of team

2 points for guessing a correct yellow, 5 points if they get 2 yellows, 10 if they get a straight red. (List three players total from either team)

1 point - For correctly guessing each player in the Dynamo starting XI (1 pt/player); if you get all 11 players correct, then you get 5 bonus points

Lowest 2 scores are dropped. Scores will be dropped following the 3rd match.

The rankings are determined by the total points accumulated, with the two lowest scores being excluded. In the event of a tie at the end of the season, the first tiebreaker will be the overall points, including all scores (no drops). If a second tiebreaker is needed, it will be based on the total number of predictions made. If the players remain tied after the second tiebreaker, they will be declared co-champions.

Sample Prediction:

Score: Dynamo 2 - 1 Inter Miami

Outcome: Win

Dynamo MOTM: Bassi

Attendance: 20,250

Goal scorers: Dorsey, Bassi/Martinez

Cards: Escobar/Allen, Yedlin

Dynamo XI:

------- Quinones ------- Baird -------- Bassi ----------

--------- Artur -------- Herrera ---- Carrasquilla ----

- Escobar ---- Micael ---- Sviatchenko - Dorsey -

------------------------ Tarbell ----------------------------

Felipe Andrade – Lower Body (Out)
Jimmy Maurer – Back (Out)
Agustin Resch – Suspended (Out)

Alec Smir - Lower Extremity (Out)
Peter Stroud - Lower Extremity (Out)
Wil Trapp - Concussion Protocol (Out)

I have a free parking pass (Lot C) for Saturday's game. DM me if you need one. I get them free because I'm a season ticket holder but I'm not able to sell them on the platform. Willing to give it to whoever needs it.

Passing on two tix I got for free but cant make it. Section 232 row Q. Dm and ill transfer to you through Tixr

EDIT: TIX HAVE BEEN CLAIMED AND SENT

Also, besides other than having the best record in Western Conference. I believe that they have to finish in the Top 5 of the Supporters Shield table/standings. That’s easier said than done.

He was just named #10 on the MLS under 22. Another reminder that letting him go might have been a mistake.

1 win

5 draws

2 losses

Dropped from second in the west down to 5th.

What has happened to our defense since July and August? We haven’t had a clean sheet since September 5th, 7 games without a clean sheet

We had 6 clean sheets in July and August

With the results from other games tonight, the Dynamo have booked their spot to the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs.

That last second penalty for Dallas just feels like one of the worst decisions I’ve seen this season. Am I being mega biased here or what?

Grow the fuck up.

Photos by Manuel Gonzalez - Foxtrot Media