Charlotte FC plays the Houston Dynamo on the heels of shutout win

Houston Dynamo (12-7-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (10-7-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Charlotte FC +120, Houston +200, Draw +253; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Atlanta United 2-0, Charlotte FC plays the Houston Dynamo.

Charlotte is 7-2-3 at home. Pep Biel paces the third-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with 11. Charlotte has scored 40 goals.

The Dynamo are 5-5-1 in road games. The Dynamo have a 21-4-2 record in games they score two goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Biel has scored 11 goals with six assists for Charlotte. Idan Gorno has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Mateusz Bogusz has scored four goals and added one assist for the Dynamo. Jack Mcglynn has three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 21-3-6, averaging 6.0 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Dynamo: 20-1-9, averaging 3.9 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Aron John (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

Dynamo: Marcelo Saracchi (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured).

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