Werner leads the San Jose Earthquakes against Toronto

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San Jose Earthquakes (9-1-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto FC (3-3-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

LINE: San Jose +105, Toronto FC +224, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Timo Werner leads the San Jose Earthquakes into a matchup with Toronto after scoring two goals against Saint Louis City SC.

Toronto is 2-1-4 in home games. Toronto ranks ninth in the league with 47 shots on goal, averaging 4.7 per game.

The Earthquakes are 5-0-0 in road games. Preston Judd leads the top-scoring squad in MLS action with six goals. The Earthquakes have a league-leading 25 goals.

Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Daniel Salloi has three goals and two assists for Toronto. Josh Sargent has scored two goals over the past 10 games.

Judd has scored six goals with two assists for the Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 17-5-8, averaging 5.1 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 17.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

Earthquakes: 27-2-1, averaging 7.5 goals, 18.6 shots on goal and 22.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Nickseon Gomis (injured), Matheus Pereira de Souza (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Theodor Corbeanu (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured), Henry Wingo (injured), Jose Cifuentes (injured), Richie Laryea (injured), Benjamin Kuscevic (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured).

Earthquakes: DeJuan Jones (injured), Vitor Costa (injured), Earl Edwards Jr. (injured), Timo Werner (injured).

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