Berhalter and the Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9-1-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (6-6-0, ninth in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Vancouver -114, Houston +257, Draw +278; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sebastian Berhalter leads the Vancouver Whitecaps into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo after scoring two goals against Dallas.

The Dynamo are 4-6-0 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo have a 13-2-0 record in games they record at least three goals.

The Whitecaps are 7-1-2 in conference games. Thomas Muller leads the highest-scoring team in Western Conference play with four goals. The Whitecaps have a conference-high 30.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Guilherme has scored six goals with four assists for the Dynamo. Lawrence Ennali has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Muller has scored four goals and added one assist for the Whitecaps. Berhalter has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 17-9-4, averaging 4.5 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 15.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 23-2-5, averaging 7.8 goals, 20.1 shots on goal and 17.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Lucas Halter (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured), Erik Sviatchenko (injured).

Whitecaps: Belal Halbouni (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Sebastian Schonlau (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured), Thomas Muller (injured).

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