Sporting Kansas City faces New York City FC in non-conference matchup

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New York City FC (10-8-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (6-11-5, 13th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +150, Sporting Kansas City +165, Draw +240; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC meet in non-conference action.

Sporting KC is 3-5-3 in home games. Sporting KC is 3-7 in one-goal matches.

NYCFC is 2-5-4 in road games. NYCFC is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 29 goals led by Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista with nine.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has 13 goals and two assists for Sporting KC. Santiago Munoz has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Martinez Batista has nine goals and one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-3-4, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Dany Rosero (injured), Erik Thommy (injured).

NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).

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