Houston Dynamo play the Colorado Rapids in conference play

Colorado Rapids (4-5-1, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (4-5-0, 10th in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Houston -126, Colorado +293, Draw +286; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids visit the Houston Dynamo in Western Conference play.

The Dynamo are 2-5-0 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo have a 22-12 record in matches decided by one goal.

The Rapids are 4-2-1 in Western Conference games. The Rapids rank third in the Western Conference with 22 goals led by Rafael Navarro with seven.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Rapids won the last meeting 6-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Guilherme has scored five goals with four assists for the Dynamo. Lawrence Ennali has two goals.

Navarro has scored seven goals with three assists for the Rapids. Paxten Aaronson has three goals and one assist.

SEASON SO FAR: Dynamo: Averaging 1.3 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

Rapids: Averaging 2.2 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks through 10 games while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Lucas Halter (injured), Jack Mcglynn (injured).

Rapids: Jackson Travis (injured), Darren Yapi (injured), Connor Ronan (injured), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (injured).

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