Austin FC (13-13-8, seventh in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Los Angeles FC (17-8-9, third in the Conference during the regular season)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC hosts Austin in the Western Conference finals.
LAFC is 15-8-7 against Western Conference teams. LAFC has a 4-1-1 record when it scores just one goal.
Austin is 11-13-6 in Western Conference games. Austin is fifth in the Western Conference giving up 45 goals.
The teams match up Saturday for the fourth time this season. LAFC won the last meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Denis Bouanga has scored 27 goals with 10 assists for LAFC. Heung Min Son has nine goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Owen Wolff has seven goals and nine assists for Austin. Myrto Uzuni has two goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: LAFC: 8-1-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 6.3 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
Austin: 4-6-0, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: None listed.
Austin: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
