Vancouver Whitecaps FC (15-7-7, second in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (7-12-10, 14th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Vancouver -169, Austin FC +371, Draw +332; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Whitecaps take on Austin in Western Conference action.
Austin is 6-11-7 against Western Conference teams. Austin is 33-2-4 when it scores a pair of goals.
The Whitecaps are 13-5-6 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps rank second in the Western Conference with 61 goals led by Brian White with 17.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. Austin won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Ramirez has nine goals and two assists for Austin. Brandon Vazquez has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
White has 17 goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Bruno Caicedo has three goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 14-4-12, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 16-5-9, averaging 6.3 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 20.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Zan Kolmanic (injured).
Whitecaps: Jeevan Badwal (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Tristan Blackmon (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Thomas Muller (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
