New York City FC takes on the Houston Dynamo in a non-conference matchup

Houston Dynamo (4-6-5, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. New York City FC (7-5-3, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

The Bronx, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC -109, Houston +278, Draw +249; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC and the Houston Dynamo square off in non-conference play.

NYCFC is 6-2-0 at home. NYCFC has a 3-0-1 record in games it scores a pair of goals.

The Dynamo are 1-2-4 on the road. Ezequiel Ponce leads the 10th-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with four goals. The Dynamo have scored 18.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has eight goals and one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Ponce has four goals and one assist for the Dynamo. Ondrej Lingr has scored two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 5-4-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Dynamo: 4-3-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Kevin O'Toole (injured), Andres Perea (injured).

Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Daniel Steres (injured), Duane Holmes (injured), Junior Urso (injured), Erik Sviatchenko (injured).

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