Seattle Sounders play Minnesota United after shutout win

Minnesota United FC (7-11-8, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (8-9-8, 10th in the Western Conference)

Seattle; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Seattle +117, Minnesota United FC +197, Draw +268; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Real Salt Lake 2-0, the Seattle Sounders face Minnesota United.

The Sounders are 8-8-5 against Western Conference opponents. The Sounders have a 10-0-2 record in games they record at least three goals.

United is 5-9-7 in conference play. Kelvin Yeboah paces the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 14 goals. United has scored 39.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Rothrock has scored five goals and added one assist for the Sounders. Albert Rusnak has one goal and five assists over the past 10 games.

Yeboah has 14 goals and one assist for United. Marcus Caldeira has five goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 10-7-13, averaging 3.3 goals, 12.3 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

United: 12-7-11, averaging 6.0 goals, 13.8 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Paul Rothrock (injured), Jesus Ferreira (injured), Dejan Joveljic (injured).

United: Michael Boxall (injured).

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