Seattle Sounders held by Houston Dynamo

Seattle played the last 26 minutes with 10 men and was held to a scoreless draw at home by lowly Houston on Wednesday, leaving the Sounders' MLS playoff hopes in jeopardy.
Victory would have all but sealed Seattle's playoff berth, but with two regular season games to play and six Western Conference teams to make the postseason, they are four points ahead of seventh-placed Portland.
Houston, last in the West, came closest to scoring in the 30th minute, when Will Bruin's shot was deflected by Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei onto a post and away to safety.
Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso was sent off with a straight red card following a scuffle with Bruin midway through the second half.

Match Stats

SEA

HOU

Possession

61%39%

Shots (on Goal)

15 (7)

11 (5)

SEA		HOU
6	Fouls	16
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	7

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
D	San Jose Earthquakes		1-1		Seattle Sounders FC	Sep 10, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Seattle Sounders FC		1-0		Vancouver Whitecaps	Sep 17, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	LA Galaxy		2-4		Seattle Sounders FC	Sep 25, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Seattle Sounders FC		1-0		Chicago Fire	Sep 28, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Vancouver Whitecaps		1-2		Seattle Sounders FC	Oct 2, 2016	Major League Soccer

Form

Last Five Games						Date	Competition
D	Sporting Kansas City		3-3		Houston Dynamo	Sep 9, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Real Salt Lake		0-1		Houston Dynamo	Sep 17, 2016	Major League Soccer
W	Houston Dynamo		3-1		Portland Timbers	Sep 24, 2016	Major League Soccer
L	Houston Dynamo		0-2		New York City FC	Sep 30, 2016	Major League Soccer
L	Houston Dynamo		2-3		Colorado Rapids	Oct 8, 2016	Major League Soccer

Head To Head Record

Last Five Games					Date	Competition
Houston Dynamo		1-1		Seattle Sounders FC	Aug 24, 2016	Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo		1-1		Seattle Sounders FC	Apr 10, 2016	Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo		1-1		Seattle Sounders FC	Oct 18, 2015	Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC		1-0		Houston Dynamo	Apr 4, 2015	Major League Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC		2-0		Houston Dynamo	Aug 10, 2014	Major League Soccer