Houston Dynamo (12-8-9, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (9-12-8, 10th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Houston +145, Austin FC +173, Draw +240; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo hit the road against Austin aiming to prolong a three-game road winning streak.
Austin is 8-10-6 against Western Conference teams. Austin is fifth in the Western Conference allowing just 41 goals.
The Dynamo are 10-5-8 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo are 4-0-0 when they score at least three goals.
Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. Austin won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jader Obrian has scored six goals with two assists for Austin. Gyasi Zardes has three goals over the past 10 games.
Ibrahim Aliyu has scored six goals and added four assists for the Dynamo. Erik Sviatchenko has two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 3-5-2, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.3 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
Dynamo: 5-2-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Jhojan Manuel Valencia Jimenez (injured), Brendan Hines-Ike (injured), Sebastian Driussi (injured), Matt Hedges (injured).
Dynamo: Gabe Segal (injured), Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Hector Herrera (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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