Seattle Sounders play Austin after shutout win

Tue, May 16, 2023
Other News (AP)

Austin FC (2-5-4, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7-3-2, first in the Western Conference)

Seattle; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Seattle -159, Austin FC +422, Draw +296; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Houston Dynamo 1-0, the Seattle Sounders host Austin.

The Sounders are 7-2-2 against Western Conference teams. The Sounders rank fifth in the MLS with 19 goals led by Jordan Morris with eight.

Austin is 1-5-4 in conference games. Jon Gallagher paces the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with four goals. Austin has scored 10.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Morris has eight goals for the Sounders. Raul Ruidiaz has scored two goals over the past 10 games.

Gallagher has scored four goals with one assist for Austin. Will Bruin has one goal over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 5-3-2, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

Austin: 2-4-4, averaging 0.8 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Nouhou Tolo (injured), Kelyn Rowe (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Raul Ruidiaz (injured).

Austin: Zan Kolmanic (injured), Diego Fagundez (injured).

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