Minnesota United hosts the Seattle Sounders in Western Conference finals
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Seattle Sounders FC (15-9-10, fifth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Minnesota United FC (16-8-10, fourth in the Conference during the regular season)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle +123, Minnesota United FC +188; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota United hosts the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference finals.
United is 13-8-9 against Western Conference opponents. United ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 56 goals led by Anthony Markanich with nine.
The Sounders are 15-8-8 in Western Conference games. The Sounders are 10th in the league with 165 shots on goal, averaging 4.9 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the fifth meeting of the season between the two teams. The Sounders won the last game 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Markanich has scored nine goals and added one assist for United. Wil Trapp has two assists over the past 10 games.
Danny Musovski has scored 15 goals with four assists for the Sounders. Obed Vargas has three goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: United: 4-3-3, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 3.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
Sounders: 5-2-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Carlos Harvey (injured).
Sounders: Georgi Minoungou (injured), Obed Vargas (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Ryan Kent (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured), Paul Arriola (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.