Saint Louis City SC (3-10-6, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (5-9-5, 12th in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston -124, Saint Louis +293, Draw +284; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo will try to break a three-game skid when they host Saint Louis City SC.
The Dynamo are 4-7-4 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo rank 10th in the Western Conference with 24 goals led by Ezequiel Ponce with four.
Saint Louis is 3-7-6 against Western Conference teams. Saint Louis is ninth in the Western Conference with 73 shots on goal, averaging 3.8 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ponce has four goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Felipe De Andrade Vieira has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Klauss has scored six goals for Saint Louis. Celio Pompeu has one goal and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 4-5-1, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
Saint Louis: 1-6-3, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Jack Mcglynn (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured).
Saint Louis: Henry Kessler (injured), Tomas Ostrak (injured), Chris Durkin (injured), Eduard Lowen (injured), Rasmus Alm (injured), Joakim Nilsson (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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