Houston Dynamo (8-6-2, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (4-11-2, 16th in the Western Conference)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Houston +113, Sporting Kansas City +214, Draw +256; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Mateusz Bogusz leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City after scoring two goals against Austin.
Sporting KC is 4-9-1 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC has a 20-1-3 record in games it records a pair of goals.
The Dynamo are 6-6-1 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo are 10th in the league allowing only 24 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored eight goals with one assist for Sporting KC. Calvin Harris has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Bogusz has four goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Guilherme has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 12-13-5, averaging 3.3 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 12.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 8.1 goals per game.
Dynamo: 20-4-6, averaging 3.9 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 8.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Taylor Calheira (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), Diego Henrique Borges da Silva (injured).
Dynamo: Ibrahim Aliyu (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured), Antonio Carlos (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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