HOUSTON, TX (AP) — Charlotte FC (9-6-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (7-6-6, sixth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Houston -124, Charlotte FC +323, Draw +254; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Patrick Agyemang leads Charlotte FC into a matchup with the Houston Dynamo after scoring two goals against the Philadelphia Union.
The Dynamo are 3-2-4 in home games. The Dynamo rank third in the league giving up just 23 goals.
Charlotte is 3-5-1 in road games. Charlotte ranks second in the Eastern Conference allowing only 20 goals.
Saturday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Latif Blessing has five goals for the Dynamo. Sebastian Ferreira has scored three goals over the last 10 games.
Agyemang has five goals and two assists for Charlotte. Liel Abada has two goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 3-2-5, averaging 1.7 goals, 6.3 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
Charlotte: 6-1-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.5 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Adalberto Carrasquilla (injured), McKinze Gaines (injured).
Charlotte: Brandon Cambridge (injured), Junior Urso (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.