Hartel leads Saint Louis City SC against Dallas

Saint Louis City SC (4-12-6, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. FC Dallas (5-10-7, 14th in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Dallas +104, Saint Louis +234, Draw +260; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Marcel Hartel leads Saint Louis City SC into a matchup with Dallas after scoring two goals against the Portland Timbers.

Dallas is 4-9-4 against conference opponents. Dallas has a -12 goal differential, scoring 29 goals while allowing 41.

Saint Louis is 4-9-6 in conference matchups. Saint Louis is ninth in the Western Conference with 88 shots on goal, averaging 4.0 per game.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Petar Musa has nine goals and four assists for Dallas. Luciano Acosta has scored two goals over the last 10 games.

Klauss has scored seven goals and added one assist for Saint Louis. Hartel has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dallas: 1-6-3, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.

Saint Louis: 2-6-2, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dallas: Nolan Norris (injured), Pedrinho (injured), Paxton Pomykal (injured), Anderson Julio (injured).

Saint Louis: Henry Kessler (injured), Chris Durkin (injured), Timo Baumgartl (injured), Joakim Nilsson (injured), Alfredo Morales (injured).

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