Zardes and Austin host the Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC (8-7-7, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (8-8-6, eighth in the Western Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Austin FC +149, Seattle +167, Draw +239; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Gyasi Zardes leads Austin into a matchup with the Seattle Sounders after scoring two goals against New York City FC.

Austin is 7-7-5 against Western Conference opponents. Austin has a 3-0-2 record in games it records two goals.

The Sounders are 4-6-7 against Western Conference teams. The Sounders rank 10th in the Western Conference with 31 goals led by Raul Ruidiaz with eight.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Driussi has scored five goals and added two assists for Austin. Owen Wolff has two assists over the past 10 games.

Ruidiaz has eight goals for the Sounders. Jordan Morris has scored seven goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 4-4-2, averaging 1.0 goal, 2.8 shots on goal and 3.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Sounders: 5-2-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Daniel Pereira (injured), Diego Rubio (injured).

Sounders: Braudilio Rodrigues (injured).

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