White and the Vancouver Whitecaps visit Austin

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-1-3, first in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (5-6-2, eighth in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver +131, Austin FC +184, Draw +246; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Brian White leads the Vancouver Whitecaps into a matchup with Austin after a two-goal outing against Los Angeles FC.

Austin is 5-5-1 against Western Conference opponents. Austin has a 5-3 record in games decided by one goal.

The Whitecaps are 7-0-2 in Western Conference games. The Whitecaps rank ninth in the league with 64 shots on goal, averaging 5.3 per game. The Whitecaps are also fourth in MLS play with 24 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Whitecaps won the last game 5-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Vazquez has scored four goals for Austin. Owen Wolff has three assists over the last 10 games.

White has eight goals for the Whitecaps. Tristan Blackmon has two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 4-4-2, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.0 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 6-1-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 6.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Robert Thomas Taylor (injured), Daniel Pereira (injured), Mikkel Desler (injured).

Whitecaps: Mathias Laborda (injured), Daniel Rios (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).

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