Austin FC (5-7-5, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (6-6-4, eighth in the Western Conference)
Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado +111, Austin FC +227, Draw +243; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids and Austin square off in Western Conference play.
The Rapids are 5-5-4 in conference play. The Rapids have a 2-0-1 record in games they score a pair of goals.
Austin is 5-6-4 in Western Conference games. Austin is seventh in the league giving up only 20 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Rapids won the last game 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Djordje Mihailovic has seven goals and two assists for the Rapids. Darren Yapi has three goals over the last 10 games.
Brandon Vazquez has four goals for Austin. Diego Rubio has one goal over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 3-5-2, averaging 1.0 goal, 3.2 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Austin: 1-5-4, averaging 0.6 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Wayne Frederick (injured), Ali Fadal (injured), Rafael Navarro (injured), Cole Bassett (injured), Keegan Rosenberry (injured), Zack Steffen (injured).
Austin: Besard Sabovic (injured), Ilie Sanchez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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