Austin looks to end road losing streak against Minnesota United
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2:09 AM on Friday, May 23
By The Associated Press
Austin FC (5-6-3, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota United FC (7-3-4, second in the Western Conference)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota United FC -136, Austin FC +350, Draw +276; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Austin visits Minnesota United looking to break a three-game road slide.
United is 4-3-3 in conference games. Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi leads the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with six. United has scored 22 goals.
Austin is 5-5-2 in conference matchups. Austin ranks sixth in the Western Conference drawing 73 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. United won the last meeting 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi has scored six goals and added four assists for United. Joaquin Pereyra has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Brandon Vazquez has four goals for Austin. Jon Gallagher has one goal and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: United: 5-2-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
Austin: 3-4-3, averaging 0.7 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Kipp Keller (injured), Hassani Dotson (injured), Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo (injured).
Austin: Daniel Pereira (injured), Robert Thomas Taylor (injured), Mikkel Desler (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
