Segal leads the Houston Dynamo against Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City (3-8-4, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (5-6-5, 10th in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston -129, Sporting Kansas City +330, Draw +268; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Gabe Segal leads the Houston Dynamo into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City after scoring two goals against New York City FC.

The Dynamo are 4-5-4 against Western Conference teams. The Dynamo are seventh in the MLS drawing 84 corner kicks, averaging 5.3 per game.

Sporting KC is 3-6-3 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC is 1-6 in matches decided by one goal.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

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

Dejan Joveljic has scored seven goals with one assist for Sporting KC. Daniel Salloi has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 5-2-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Sporting KC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 3.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

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

Sporting KC: Jake Davis (injured), Joaquin Fernandez (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

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