Bouanga and Los Angeles FC host the Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo (10-8-7, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (14-5-5, second in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE LAFC -164, Houston +409, Draw +297; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Denis Bouanga leads Los Angeles FC into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo following a two-goal outing against the Seattle Sounders.

LAFC is 12-4-4 in conference matchups. LAFC has a 5-1-2 record in games it scores two goals.

The Dynamo are 8-5-6 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo have a 3-0-0 record in games they score at least three goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bouanga has scored 16 goals with nine assists for LAFC. Mateusz Bogusz has eight goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Ibrahim Aliyu has six goals and four assists for the Dynamo. Sebastian Ferreira has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 7-1-2, averaging 2.3 goals, 6.8 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Dynamo: 4-2-4, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Timothy Tillmann (injured).

Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Adalberto Carrasquilla (injured).

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