Sporting Kansas City seeks to stop losing streak in matchup with the Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo (9-15-9, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (7-20-6, 15th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +151, Sporting Kansas City +152, Draw +264; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City looks to break a five-game losing streak when it hosts the Houston Dynamo.

Sporting KC is 6-17-4 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC has a 1-9-2 record when it scores just one goal.

The Dynamo are 8-13-7 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo are 3-11-4 when they score a single goal.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. Sporting KC won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored 18 goals and added two assists for Sporting KC. Mason Toye has two goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Ezequiel Ponce has 10 goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Jack Mcglynn has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 1-9-0, averaging 1.0 goal, 4.1 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

Dynamo: 2-4-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Andrew Brody (injured), Manu Garcia (injured).

Dynamo: Blake Gillingham (injured), Brooklyn Raines (injured), Nelson Quinones (injured), Jack Mcglynn (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Daniel Steres (injured), Diadie Samassekou (injured), Franco Escobar (injured), Antonio Carlos (injured).

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