Houston Dynamo (14-9-9, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (11-14-7, 12th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9:45 p.m. EST

LINE: Portland -128, Houston +288, Draw +289; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo come into a matchup against the Portland Timbers after putting together two straight shutout wins.

The Timbers are 9-11-6 in Western Conference play. The Timbers have a 36-6-15 record in games they score a pair of goals.

The Dynamo are 11-9-6 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo have a 33-4-8 record in games they score a pair of goals.

Sunday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kristoffer Velde has scored 10 goals with five assists for the Timbers. Ariel Lassiter has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Mateusz Bogusz has scored eight goals with two assists for the Dynamo. Guilherme has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 14-8-8, averaging 5.5 goals, 19.0 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

Dynamo: 12-4-14, averaging 3.6 goals, 9.6 shots on goal and 11.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Alex Bonetig (injured), Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Brandon Bye (injured), Trey Muse (injured).

Dynamo: Marcelo Saracchi (injured), Jimmy Maurer (injured).

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