Nashville brings shutout streak into matchup with Austin

Nashville SC (18-3-6, first in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (7-10-10, 14th in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Nashville SC -118, Austin FC +281, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Nashville comes into a matchup with Austin after securing two straight shutout wins.

Austin is 6-9-7 against Western Conference opponents. Austin has scored 35 goals while conceding 47 for a -12 goal differential.

Nashville is 2-0-1 against Western Conference opponents. Nashville has a 42-0-0 record in games it records at least three goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Ramirez has scored nine goals and added two assists for Austin. Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo has three assists over the last 10 games.

Sam Surridge has 16 goals and one assist for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has scored seven goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 13-3-14, averaging 3.9 goals, 11.1 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Nashville: 22-2-6, averaging 6.6 goals, 16.2 shots on goal and 19.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Guilherme da Trindade Dubas (injured), Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo (injured), Przemyslaw Placheta (injured), Myrto Uzuni (injured).

Nashville: Warren Madrigal (injured), Xavier Valdez (injured), Patrick Yazbek (injured), Brian Schwake (injured), Ahmed Qasem (injured).

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