New York City FC (11-8-2, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Austin FC (7-8-6, 10th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE NYCFC +150, Austin FC +166, Draw +242; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista leads New York City FC into a matchup with Austin after scoring two goals against CF Montreal.
Austin is 5-2-3 in home games. Austin has a 6-3 record in matches decided by one goal.
NYCFC is 3-5-1 in road games. NYCFC ranks third in the Eastern Conference giving up only 25 goals.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Driussi has scored five goals with two assists for Austin. Jader Obrian has three goals over the past 10 games.
Martinez Batista has scored eight goals with two assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 3-5-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 2.8 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NYCFC: 7-3-0, averaging 2.1 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Daniel Pereira (injured), Julio Cascante (injured).
NYCFC: Rio Hope-Gund (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
