Houston Dynamo take shutout streak into matchup with the LA Galaxy
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2:03 AM on Friday, August 14
By The Associated Press
LA Galaxy (5-7-7, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (10-6-2, fifth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Houston -149, Los Angeles +348, Draw +300; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo head into a matchup with the LA Galaxy after putting together three straight shutout wins.
The Dynamo are 7-6-1 against conference opponents. Mateusz Bogusz leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with four. The Dynamo have scored 27 goals.
The Galaxy are 3-6-6 against conference opponents. The Galaxy are seventh in the MLS drawing 102 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bogusz has scored four goals and added one assist for the Dynamo. Jack Mcglynn has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Klauss has five goals for the Galaxy. Gabriel Pec has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 20-4-6, averaging 4.5 goals, 15.0 shots on goal and 10.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
Galaxy: 12-7-11, averaging 3.3 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 16.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Jimmy Maurer (injured), Antonio Carlos (injured).
Galaxy: Ruben Ramos (injured), Klauss (injured), Riqui Puig (injured), Miki Yamane (injured), Erik Thommy (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
