Gauld leads the Vancouver Whitecaps against Minnesota United

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-3-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota United FC (6-6-4, ninth in the Western Conference)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Vancouver -115, Minnesota United FC +256, Draw +280; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Ryan Gauld leads the Vancouver Whitecaps into a matchup with Minnesota United after a two-goal performance against Cincinnati.

United is 4-5-4 against Western Conference opponents. United is sixth in the Western Conference with 76 shots on goal, averaging 4.8 per game.

The Whitecaps are 8-2-2 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps are 15-2-7 when they record two goals.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Whitecaps won the last meeting 6-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelvin Yeboah has scored eight goals for United. Anthony Markanich has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Thomas Muller has four goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Brian White has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: United: 15-6-9, averaging 3.9 goals, 15.0 shots on goal and 17.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 21-3-6, averaging 6.9 goals, 19.8 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Nectarios Triantis (injured), Nicolas Romero (injured), Carlos Harvey (injured).

Whitecaps: Bruno Caicedo (injured), Edier Ocampo Vidal (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Sebastian Berhalter (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (injured), Emmanuel Sabbi (injured).

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