Houston Dynamo play the Vancouver Whitecaps in conference play

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (11-5-5, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (7-10-5, 11th in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +125, Vancouver +204, Draw +239; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo and the Vancouver Whitecaps square off in Western Conference play.

The Dynamo are 6-8-4 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo are fifth in the MLS drawing 114 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game.

The Whitecaps are 10-3-4 against conference opponents. The Whitecaps rank second in the MLS drawing 136 corner kicks, averaging 6.5 per game.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ezequiel Ponce has seven goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Felipe De Andrade Vieira has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Brian White has scored 10 goals for the Whitecaps. Damir Kreilach has one goal over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 5-4-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 3-4-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Erik Sviatchenko (injured).

Whitecaps: Giuseppe Bovalina (injured), Ali Ahmed (injured), Andres Cubas (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).

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