Paintsil leads the LA Galaxy against Dallas

LA Galaxy (5-17-9, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (9-11-11, 10th in the Western Conference)

Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Dallas -132, Los Angeles +286, Draw +308; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Joseph Paintsil leads the LA Galaxy into a matchup with Dallas after a three-goal outing against Sporting Kansas City.

Dallas is 8-9-8 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas is 4-6 in one-goal matches.

The Galaxy are 4-12-9 against conference opponents. The Galaxy have a 3-0-2 record in games they score at least three goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Musa has scored 17 goals and added six assists for Dallas. Patrickson Delgado has four assists over the past 10 games.

Paintsil has nine goals and two assists for the Galaxy. Gabriel Pec has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dallas: 4-1-5, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Galaxy: 3-4-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Paxton Pomykal (injured), Maarten Paes (injured).

Galaxy: Matheus Nascimento de Paula (injured), Riqui Puig (injured), Marco Reus (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.