Dallas hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference semifinals
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1:03 AM on Friday, October 31
By The Associated Press
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (18-7-9, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Dallas (11-12-11, eighth in the Conference during the regular season)
Frisco, Texas; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver -103, FC Dallas +234; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Western Conference semifinals.
Dallas is 10-11-8 in conference play. Dallas is 6-2-2 when it scores a pair of goals.
The Whitecaps are 16-5-8 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps are first in the Western Conference with 66 goals. Brian White leads the team with 16.
Saturday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season. The Whitecaps won the last meeting 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Musa has 18 goals and six assists for Dallas. Anderson Julio has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
White has 16 goals and one assist for the Whitecaps. Thomas Muller has eight goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dallas: 4-2-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 6-1-3, averaging 2.6 goals, 6.6 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Louicius Don Deedson (injured).
Whitecaps: Brian White (injured), Tristan Blackmon (injured), Ranko Veselinovic (injured), Adrian Zendejas (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Sebastian Schonlau (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
