Toronto FC (9-14-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (10-7-7, sixth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Houston -149, Toronto FC +377, Draw +293; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Griffin Dorsey leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Toronto after scoring two goals against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The Dynamo are 4-2-5 in home games. The Dynamo are 3-0-0 when they record more than two goals.
Toronto is 3-8-3 on the road. Toronto has a 4-7-0 record in games it scores just one goal.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim Aliyu has six goals and four assists for the Dynamo. Sebastian Ferreira has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
Federico Bernardeschi has eight goals and five assists for Toronto. Derrick Etienne has three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 5-1-4, averaging 2.2 goals, 5.5 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Toronto: 2-7-1, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.3 shots on goal and 3.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured).
Toronto: Tyrese Spicer (injured), Alonso Coello (injured), Brandon Servania (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
