Seattle Sounders face Houston Dynamo after shutout victory

Associated Press

Seattle Sounders FC (5-7-6, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (6-6-5, seventh in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Houston +118, Seattle +224, draw +225; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: One game after shutting out Minnesota United 2-0, the Seattle Sounders face the Houston Dynamo.

The Dynamo is 6-4-4 in Western Conference games. Dynamo is ninth in MLS with 88 shots on goal, an average of 5.2 per game.

The Sounders are 3-6-6 in conference play. The Sounders have taken a league-leading 109 corner kicks, averaging 6.1 per game.

The teams meet on Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim Aliyu scored four goals and added two assists for Dynamo. Griffin Dorsey has two assists in the last 10 games.

Raul Ruidiaz has scored seven goals for the Sounders. Jordan Morris has four goals and one assist in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 2-4-4, averaging 1.1 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 4.4 corners per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Sounders: 3-4-3, averaging 1.0 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 6.0 corners per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT PLANNED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), McKinze Gaines (injured).

Sounders: Jon Bell (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Nathan Cardoso (injured).

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