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Sporting Kansas City takes road losing streak into matchup against Austin
Sporting KC has lost four straight road matches while Austin FC has averaged 4.2 goals per game, the Associated Press said.
On Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET, Sporting Kansas City visits Austin in Texas, seeking to break a four-game road skid in the first meeting between these Western Conference teams this season.
Austin enters as the favorite at-215 betting odds, while Sporting Kansas City, ranked 16th in the Western Conference with a 2-8-2 record, faces long odds at +465.
Dejan Joveljic leads Sporting with 6 goals and 1 assist, while the team boasts a 10-0-2 record when scoring 2 goals; Austin maintains an 18-2-4 record with a pair of goals.
Austin midfielder Myrto Uzuni has 4 goals and 1 assist, while Calvin Harris and Facundo Torres contributed 1 goal and 3 assists, and 1 goal and 4 assists over the past 10 games respectively.
Both teams face roster challenges: Austin will miss Jayden Nelson, Brendan Hines-Ike, and Robert Thomas Taylor, while Sporting faces absences for Kwaku Agyabeng and Jansen Miller.