Houston Dynamo (4-3-1, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (1-5-2, 14th in the Western Conference)
Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE FC Dallas +160, Houston +180, Draw +204; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas and the Houston Dynamo meet in Western Conference play.
Dallas is 1-3-2 against Western Conference teams. Dallas has a 0-5-0 record in games it scores a single goal.
The Dynamo are 4-1-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo lead the Western Conference giving up just eight goals.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Musa has scored two goals with one assist for Dallas. Jesus Ferreira has one goal and one assist.
Ibrahim Aliyu has scored three goals with one assist for the Dynamo. Brad Smith has one goal.
SEASON SO FAR: Dallas: Averaging 0.9 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Dynamo: Averaging 1.1 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Geovane Jesus (injured), Alan Velasco (injured), Marco Farfan (injured), Jesus Ferreira (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured).
Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Sebastian Ferreira (injured), Franco Escobar (injured), Hector Herrera (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
