Portland Timbers (11-9-9, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (8-13-9, 13th in the Western Conference)

Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +100, Portland +245, Draw +255; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo and the Portland Timbers meet in Western Conference play.

The Dynamo are 7-11-7 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo rank fourth in the Western Conference drawing 151 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.

The Timbers are 9-6-9 against Western Conference teams. The Timbers are seventh in the Western Conference allowing only 39 goals.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Timbers won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ezequiel Ponce has scored nine goals with one assist for the Dynamo. Jack Mcglynn has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Kevin Kelsy has scored seven goals and added one assist for the Timbers. Juan David Mosquera Lopez has two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 2-4-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

Timbers: 3-4-3, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.6 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Pablo Antonio Ortiz Cabezas (injured), Michael Halliday (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Damion Onandi Lowe (injured).

Timbers: None listed.

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