Houston Dynamo (13-8-9, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (13-9-8, sixth in the Western Conference)
Seattle; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Seattle -125, Houston +322, Draw +261; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Jordan Morris leads the Seattle Sounders into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo after scoring two goals against the San Jose Earthquakes.
The Sounders are 8-8-8 against conference opponents. The Sounders lead the Western Conference with 188 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.3 per game.
The Dynamo are 11-5-8 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo have a 4-0-0 record in games they score at least three goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Morris has 13 goals and three assists for the Sounders. Albert Rusnak has scored seven 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: Sounders: 7-2-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 6.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
Dynamo: 5-2-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Leo Chu (injured), Joao Paulo (injured).
Dynamo: 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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