New York Red Bulls face Austin after shutout victory

New York Red Bulls (8-6-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Austin FC (6-7-5, eighth in the Western Conference)

Austin, Texas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin FC +112, New York +244, Draw +222; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Atlanta United 2-0, the New York Red Bulls play Austin.

Austin is 3-2-4 at home. Austin ranks seventh in the Western Conference drawing 86 corner kicks, averaging 4.8 per game.

The Red Bulls are 1-5-2 in road games. The Red Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference with 70 shots on goal, averaging 4.1 per game.

Saturday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Vazquez has four goals for Austin. Diego Rubio has scored one goal over the past 10 games.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has scored 10 goals for the Red Bulls. Cameron Harper has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 2-4-4, averaging 0.7 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Red Bulls: 5-4-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Micah Aiden Burton (injured), Julio Cascante (injured), Myrto Uzuni (injured).

Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Dylan Nealis (injured), Felipe Carballo (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).

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