San Jose Earthquakes (4-3-2, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (2-4-2, 11th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Austin FC -102, San Jose +254, Draw +260; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Austin faces the San Jose Earthquakes in Western Conference play.
Austin is 1-4-2 against Western Conference opponents. Austin has a 2-1 record in games decided by one goal.
The Earthquakes are 4-2-0 against Western Conference opponents. Cristian Espinoza leads the fifth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with six goals. The Earthquakes have scored 11.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jon Gallagher has three goals and one assist for Austin. Owen Wolff has one goal and one assist.
Espinoza has six goals and two assists for the Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse has four goals.
SEASON SO FAR: Austin: Averaging 0.8 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Earthquakes: Averaging 1.2 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Zan Kolmanic (injured), Diego Fagundez (injured), Julio Cascante (injured).
Earthquakes: Daniel (injured), Niko Tsakiris (injured), Nathan Cardoso (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
