Saint Louis City SC hosts Los Angeles FC after shutout win

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Los Angeles FC (6-3-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Saint Louis City SC (2-6-3, 15th in the Western Conference)

Old North Saint Louis, St. Louis; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: LAFC +140, Saint Louis +165, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Colorado Rapids 1-0, Saint Louis City SC hosts Los Angeles FC.

Saint Louis is 1-6-1 against Western Conference teams. Saint Louis is eighth in the Western Conference allowing only 18 goals.

LAFC is 4-3-3 in Western Conference games. LAFC is fifth in the Western Conference with 56 shots on goal, averaging 4.7 per game.

The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season. LAFC won the last meeting 2-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcel Hartel has scored three goals with one assist for Saint Louis. Chris Durkin has one goal over the last 10 games.

David Emmanuel Martinez Morales has three goals for LAFC. Denis Bouanga has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Saint Louis: 9-13-8, averaging 2.7 goals, 9.9 shots on goal and 18.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

LAFC: 15-6-9, averaging 4.5 goals, 13.5 shots on goal and 15.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Saint Louis: Celio Pompeu (injured).

LAFC: Amin Boudri (injured), Igor (injured), Sergi Palencia (injured).

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