Austin FC (9-11-7, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto FC (10-15-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Toronto FC -124, Austin FC +308, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and Austin square off in non-conference play.
Toronto is 6-7-0 in home games. Toronto has a -14 goal differential, scoring 36 goals while giving up 50.
Austin is 3-7-3 in road games. Austin ranks seventh in the Western Conference giving up only 38 goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Federico Bernardeschi has scored eight goals with six assists for Toronto. Derrick Etienne has two goals over the last 10 games.
Jader Obrian has five goals and two assists for Austin. Gyasi Zardes has three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 3-7-0, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.1 shots on goal and 3.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Austin: 3-5-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 2.6 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Alonso Coello (injured), Federico Bernardeschi (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured), Lorenzo Insigne (injured).
Austin: Matt Bersano (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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