Portland Timbers host Houston Dynamo after shutout victory

Houston Dynamo (6-6-3, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (5-7-4, ninth in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Portland +119, Houston +208, draw +237; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: One game after shutting out Austin 2-0, the Portland Timbers host the Houston Dynamo.

The Timbers are 4-5-2 against their Western Conference opponents. The Timbers are 2-0-1 in games where they score more than two goals.

The Dynamo is 6-4-3 in conference play. Dynamo is 3-0-0 when scoring two goals.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. Dynamo won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Felipe Mora has seven goals and an assist for the Timbers. Jonathan Rodriguez has scored five goals in the last 10 games.

Ibrahim Aliyu scored four goals and two assists for Dynamo. Latif Blessing has scored two goals in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 3-4-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 3.6 corners per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Dynamo: 3-5-2, averaging 1.0 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 4.1 corners per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT PLANNED TO PLAY: Timbers: Santiago Moreno (injured), Marvin Loria (injured).

Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Sebastian Ferreira (injured), McKinze Gaines (injured), Steve Clark (injured).

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

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