Austin FC (7-13-10, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (6-20-4, 16th in the Western Conference)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Sporting Kansas City +112, Austin FC +190, Draw +288; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Austin looks to break a three-game losing streak when it visits Sporting Kansas City.
Sporting KC is 6-16-3 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC has a -39 goal differential, scoring 36 goals while allowing 75.
Austin is 6-12-7 against Western Conference teams. Austin is 33-2-4 when it scores two goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. Sporting KC won the last game 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored eight goals and added one assist for Sporting KC. Emir Karic has two assists over the last 10 games.
Christian Ramirez has scored nine goals and added two assists for Austin. Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo has three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 12-15-3, averaging 5.1 goals, 15.0 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.
Austin: 12-6-12, averaging 3.9 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Justin Reynolds (injured), Owen Wolff (injured), Lasse Berg Johnsen (injured), Diego Henrique Borges da Silva (injured), Moises Mosquera (injured), Or Blorian (injured).
Austin: Mikkel Desler (injured), Zan Kolmanic (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
