Houston Dynamo host the Seattle Sounders in Western Conference semifinals

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Seattle Sounders FC (16-9-9, fourth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Houston Dynamo (15-10-9, fifth in the Conference during the regular season)

Houston; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston +127, Seattle +205; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo host the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Dynamo are 12-7-9 against Western Conference opponents. The Dynamo are sixth in the Western Conference with 169 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.

The Sounders are 11-8-10 in Western Conference games. The Sounders are first in the Western Conference with only 35 goals given up.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season. The Sounders won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim Aliyu has six goals and four assists for the Dynamo. Ezequiel Ponce has five goals over the past 10 games.

Jordan Morris has scored 13 goals and added four assists for the Sounders. Albert Rusnak has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 5-2-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

Sounders: 6-1-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 6.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Franco Escobar (injured), Brad Smith (injured).

Sounders: Cody Baker (injured).

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