Houston Dynamo (8-8-3, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (8-7-5, fourth in the Western Conference)
Seattle; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Seattle -127, Houston +323, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders face the Houston Dynamo in Western Conference play.
The Sounders are 7-6-3 in conference games. The Sounders are fifth in the Western Conference drawing 111 corner kicks, averaging 5.6 per game.
The Dynamo are 6-6-2 against Western Conference opponents. Hector Herrera leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with three goals. The Dynamo have scored 24.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Sounders won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Morris has nine goals for the Sounders. Raul Ruidiaz has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
Herrera has three goals and five assists for the Dynamo. Corey Baird has three goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 2-5-3, averaging 0.7 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
Dynamo: 4-5-1, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Ethan Dobbelaere (injured), Alex Roldan (injured), Xavier Arreaga (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Jordan Morris (injured), Raul Ruidiaz (injured), Sota Kitahara (injured).
Dynamo: Adalberto Carrasquilla (injured), Ifunanyachi Achara (injured), Tate Schmitt (injured), Teenage Hadebe (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
