In the 2018 season, the Houston Dynamo focused on a defensive 4-3-3 in 24 games. They finished 13-7-4 in those games.
Houston had a profoundly tough MLS season, especially when facing teams destined to make the 2018 playoffs. The Dynamo went 3-13-4 against those opponents.
They started with a variety of formations against those surging squads. After studying them, the formation scheme adjusted with assignments and personnel. Yet their fortune still tilted toward the 4-3-3 scheme. That’s proved effective when they faced playoff-bound opponents more than once during the MLS season.
The Dynamo only mustered three wins against these opponents.