Houston Dynamo 2-2 Dallas result, stats and report

Houston Dynamo led twice but could not hold on as Cincinnati's Kévin Denkey converted a stoppage-time penalty to earn a 2-2 draw in MLS. A gutless defensive display from the home side let Cincinnati off the hook despite being massively outshot.

A tight, scrappy Texas derby produced no goals but plenty of talking points, with Dallas dominating territory and Austin's keepers and defenders doing just enough to earn a point on the road.

Daniel Munie's first-half strike proved enough for SJ Earthquakes to beat Houston Dynamo 1-0, with the Earthquakes goalkeeper making six saves to protect a clean sheet the statistics barely justify.

Dallas ground out a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers despite being outplayed for large stretches, with Joaquín Valiente's 87th-minute strike proving the difference after Ariel Lassiter pulled one back in stoppage time.

Houston Dynamo have won once in their last five MLS matches and Dallas cannot keep a clean sheet to save their lives. Something has to give in this Texas derby.

San Diego have shipped ten goals in their last five matches and are running out of road. Houston Dynamo arrive having kept seven clean sheets in their last ten. Something has to give.

Dallas come into Thursday's MLS clash on the back of three straight wins, while Seattle Sounders arrive without a single away victory in their last ten attempts. Something has to give.

Minnesota United have not kept a single clean sheet in their last five MLS matches. Houston Dynamo have kept seven in their last ten. Someone is about to feel very uncomfortable.