Dallas visits Austin after shutout victory

FC Dallas (7-11-7, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (9-8-7, eighth in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin FC -116, FC Dallas +282, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Portland Timbers 2-0, Dallas plays Austin.

Austin is 7-7-5 in conference games. Austin is 4-0-1 when it scores two goals.

Dallas is 6-9-4 in conference matchups. Dallas ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 37 goals led by Petar Musa with 13.

Saturday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Vazquez has five goals for Austin. Owen Wolff has scored two goals over the past 10 games.

Musa has 13 goals and five assists for Dallas. Logan Farrington has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 4-2-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

Dallas: 3-5-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 2.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Brandon Vazquez (injured).

Dallas: Paxton Pomykal (injured), Maarten Paes (injured).

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