Real Salt Lake hosts New York City FC in non-conference play
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2:04 AM on Friday, September 11
By The Associated Press
New York City FC (7-9-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Real Salt Lake (8-10-5, 11th in the Western Conference)
Sandy, Utah; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Real Salt Lake -114, NYCFC +272, Draw +265; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Real Salt Lake and New York City FC square off in a non-conference matchup.
RSL is 7-2-2 in home games. RSL is 34-52 in one-goal games.
NYCFC is 3-4-4 in road games. NYCFC has a 20-9-1 record in games it records two goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sergi Solans has scored nine goals and added three assists for RSL. Saba Lobzhanidze has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has 14 goals and three assists for NYCFC. Luighi has three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: RSL: 8-11-11, averaging 3.6 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.
NYCFC: 10-5-15, averaging 3.9 goals, 13.8 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: RSL: Ariath Piol (injured), Griffin Dillon (injured), Justen Glad (injured), Morgan Guilavogui (injured).
NYCFC: Arnau Farnos (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Talles Magno (injured), Keaton Parks (injured), Kai Trewin (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
