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Vancouver Whitecaps take shutout streak into matchup against the Houston Dynamo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (13-8-6, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (12-8-8, seventh in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Houston -135, Vancouver +335, Draw +287; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Whitecaps come into a matchup against the Houston Dynamo after putting together three straight shutout wins.

The Dynamo are 10-5-7 in conference games. The Dynamo are third in the MLS giving up only 32 goals.

The Whitecaps are 12-6-3 in Western Conference games. Brian White paces the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 12 goals. The Whitecaps have scored 46.

The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Dynamo won the last game 4-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim Aliyu has scored six goals and added four assists for the Dynamo. Erik Sviatchenko has two assists over the past 10 games.

White has scored 12 goals with two assists for the Whitecaps. Fafa Picault has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 6-2-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Whitecaps: 6-2-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

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

Whitecaps: Max Anchor (injured), Brian White (injured), Andres Cubas (injured), Joe Bendik (injured).

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

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