Joveljic leads Sporting Kansas City against Austin

Austin FC (10-9-8, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (7-15-6, 14th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sporting Kansas City +141, Austin FC +162, Draw +263; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Dejan Joveljic leads Sporting Kansas City into a matchup with Austin after scoring two goals against the Colorado Rapids.

Sporting KC is 6-12-4 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC is 3-0-2 when it scores more than two goals.

Austin is 8-7-6 against Western Conference opponents. Austin ranks third in the Western Conference giving up only 33 goals.

Sunday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. Austin won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joveljic has 16 goals and two assists for Sporting KC. Mason Toye has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Brandon Vazquez has scored five goals for Austin. Osman Bukari has two goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-5-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Austin: 5-2-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Manu Garcia (injured).

Austin: Brandon Vazquez (injured), Myrto Uzuni (injured), Ilie Sanchez (injured).

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