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Austin takes road losing streak into game against the Colorado Rapids

Austin FC (4-8-5, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (6-10-1, 14th in the Western Conference)

Commerce City, Colorado; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Colorado -142, Austin FC +323, Draw +294; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Austin visits the Colorado Rapids aiming to stop a three-game road losing streak.

The Rapids are 6-7-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Rapids have a 15-0-0 record in games they score more than two goals.

Austin is 3-7-3 against Western Conference opponents. Austin is 4-0-2 when it records more than two goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Navarro has scored eight goals with three assists for the Rapids. Darren Yapi has one goal over the last 10 games.

Christian Ramirez has five goals and one assist for Austin. Myrto Uzuni has four goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 8-12-10, averaging 2.1 goals, 8.4 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

Austin: 13-12-5, averaging 4.2 goals, 10.5 shots on goal and 10.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Jackson Travis (injured), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (injured), Robert Samuel Holding (injured), Zack Steffen (injured).

Austin: Jon Bell (injured), Mikkel Desler (injured).

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