Saint Louis City SC hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference action
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9-7-5, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Saint Louis City SC (4-8-10, 13th in the Western Conference)
Old North Saint Louis, St. Louis; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Saint Louis +101, Vancouver +227, Draw +277; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis City SC faces the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference action.
Saint Louis is 2-7-7 against Western Conference opponents. Saint Louis ranks second in the Western Conference drawing 133 corner kicks, averaging 6.0 per game.
The Whitecaps are 8-5-2 against Western Conference teams. The Whitecaps rank 10th in the MLS giving up just 29 goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Whitecaps won the last meeting 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Klauss has five goals and three assists for Saint Louis. Indiana Vassilev has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Brian White has 10 goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Ryan Gauld has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Saint Louis: 1-6-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 4-4-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Saint Louis: Celio Pompeu (injured), Kyle Hiebert (injured), Klauss (injured), Tomas Ostrak (injured), Joshua Yaro (injured), Rasmus Alm (injured), Joakim Nilsson (injured).
Whitecaps: Ali Ahmed (injured), Tristan Blackmon (injured), Andres Cubas (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Damir Kreilach (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
