Austin plays the Houston Dynamo after shutout win

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Austin FC (5-3-1, second in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (1-4-4, 14th in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +105, Austin FC +246, Draw +238; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the LA Galaxy 1-0, Austin visits the Houston Dynamo.

The Dynamo are 1-3-3 in Western Conference play. The Dynamo have a 1-2 record in one-goal matches.

Austin is 5-3-1 against Western Conference opponents. Austin has a 5-2 record in one-goal games.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Amine Bassi has scored two goals with one assist for the Dynamo. Ezequiel Ponce has two goals and one assist.

Brandon Vazquez has two goals for Austin. Guilherme da Trindade Dubas has one goal.

SEASON SO FAR: Dynamo: Averaging 0.9 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Austin: Averaging 0.8 goals, 3.1 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Ethan Bartlow (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured), Duane Holmes (injured), Junior Urso (injured).

Austin: Micah Aiden Burton (injured), Mikkel Desler (injured), Diego Rubio (injured), Ilie Sanchez (injured).

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