Seattle Sounders take road losing streak into matchup with Cincinnati
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2:03 AM on Friday, August 21
By The Associated Press
Seattle Sounders FC (7-9-3, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (8-6-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: FC Cincinnati -145, Seattle +299, Draw +327; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders visit Cincinnati looking to stop a four-game road losing streak.
Cincinnati is 7-2-1 in home games. Evander leads the top-scoring team in MLS action with 12 goals. Cincinnati has a league-high 48 goals.
The Sounders are 3-5-2 in road games. The Sounders are eighth in the MLS allowing only 26 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has scored 12 goals with 11 assists for Cincinnati. Kevin Denkey has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Paul Rothrock has scored five goals with one assist for the Sounders. Jesus Ferreira has one goal over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 21-4-5, averaging 8.7 goals, 17.4 shots on goal and 10.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.9 goals per game.
Sounders: 5-16-9, averaging 2.4 goals, 11.1 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: None listed.
Sounders: Nikola Petkovic (injured), Hassani Dotson (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Jordan Morris (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Paul Arriola (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
