Sporting Kansas City brings win streak into match against the Houston Dynamo
Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, ninth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-11-9, fourth in the Conference during the regular season)
Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Houston -125, Sporting Kansas City +318; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City comes into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo as winners of five straight games.
The Dynamo are 13-10-7 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo have a 4-1-1 record in games they record two goals.
Sporting KC is 15-10-7 in conference play. Alan Pulido paces the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 14 goals. Sporting KC has scored 48.
The matchup Sunday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. Sporting KC won the last game 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Amine Bassi has scored 12 goals with two assists for the Dynamo. Corey Baird has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Pulido has 14 goals and four assists for Sporting KC. Johnny Russell has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 4-1-5, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
Sporting KC: 6-3-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Ifunanyachi Achara (injured), Tate Schmitt (injured), Franco Escobar (injured).
Sporting KC: Kayden Pierre (injured), Jake Davis (injured), William Agada (injured), Kortne Ford (injured), Tim Leibold (injured), Erik Thommy (injured), Alan Pulido (injured), Johnny Russell (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
