Sporting Kansas City takes road losing streak into matchup against Austin
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2:03 AM on Friday, May 15
By The Associated Press
Sporting Kansas City (2-8-2, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (3-5-5, 13th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Austin FC -215, Sporting Kansas City +465, Draw +358; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City visits Austin looking to break a four-game road skid.
Austin is 2-4-3 in Western Conference games. Austin is 18-2-4 when it records a pair of goals.
Sporting KC is 2-7-1 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC has a 10-0-2 record in games it scores two goals.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Myrto Uzuni has scored four goals and added one assist for Austin. Facundo Torres has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.
Dejan Joveljic has scored six goals and added one assist for Sporting KC. Calvin Harris has one goal and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 11-7-12, averaging 4.2 goals, 10.2 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.
Sporting KC: 7-16-7, averaging 2.7 goals, 10.2 shots on goal and 9.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 8.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Jayden Nelson (injured), Brendan Hines-Ike (injured), Robert Thomas Taylor (injured).
Sporting KC: Kwaku Agyabeng (injured), Jansen Miller (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
