LA Galaxy look for 20th win of season, visit the Houston Dynamo

LA Galaxy (19-7-7, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-10-9, fifth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +102, Los Angeles +216, Draw +285; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The LA Galaxy look for their 20th win of the season when they visit the Houston Dynamo.

The Dynamo are 11-7-8 in Western Conference play. The Dynamo rank eighth in the Western Conference drawing 166 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.

The Galaxy are 17-6-5 against Western Conference teams. The Galaxy are 9-4 in one-goal matches.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Galaxy won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim Aliyu has six goals and four assists for the Dynamo. Ezequiel Ponce has four goals over the last 10 games.

Gabriel Pec has 15 goals and 13 assists for the Galaxy. Riqui Puig has scored seven goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 5-3-2, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Galaxy: 7-3-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 6.6 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Amine Bassi (injured), Daniel Steres (injured), Hector Herrera (injured).

Galaxy: Marco Reus (injured), Martin Caceres (injured).

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