Austin plays Saint Louis City SC following shutout victory
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1:03 AM on Saturday, May 2
By The Associated Press
Saint Louis City SC (1-5-3, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (2-4-4, 13th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Austin FC +153, Saint Louis +164, Draw +242; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Houston Dynamo 2-0, Austin plays Saint Louis City SC.
Austin is 1-3-2 against Western Conference opponents. Myrto Uzuni leads the 10th-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with two. Austin has scored 14 goals.
Saint Louis is 0-5-1 against Western Conference opponents. Saint Louis is fourth in the league drawing 62 corner kicks, averaging 6.9 per game.
Sunday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Uzuni has two goals and one assist for Austin. Jayden Nelson has two goals.
Marcel Hartel has three goals and one assist for Saint Louis. Chris Durkin has one goal.
SEASON SO FAR: Austin: Averaging 1.4 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks through 10 games while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
Saint Louis: Averaging 1.0 goal, 4.3 shots on goal and 6.9 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Owen Wolff (injured), Daniel Pereira (injured), Brandon Vazquez (injured), Robert Thomas Taylor (injured).
Saint Louis: Celio Pompeu (injured), Jaziel Orozco Landeros (injured), Conrad Wallem (injured), Sang-bin Jeong (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
