Loons at Austin FC: Keys to match, projected XI and a prediction

Minnesota United vs Austin FC When p m Saturday Where Q Stadium Austin Stream MLS Season Pass on Apple TV Radio KSTP-AM Weather degrees sunny mph east wind Betting line Austin plus- draw plus- MNUFC plus- Form Minnesota - - points lost - to first-place Vancouver on Sunday meaning the two scoreless draws before the defeat put Loons winless run at three consecutive The last three for Austin - - points are defeat to Vancouver - win over last-place L A Galaxy - and loss to Houston - on Saturday Latest matchups Loons won - in Texas in the season opener Austin then won - at Allianz Field in August Austin is - - in MLS vs Minnesota Quote I don t want to overreact and make a catastrophe out of one performance head coach Eric Ramsay announced about the Whitecaps defeat We looked at that championship as the end of a -game block and we sort of chunked the season up that way Had someone commented at the beginning that we would lose two of games we would have points and we would have the basis of a really competitive company I would be really happy with where we were Update New signing Julian Gressel is fit enough to be available in the game-day roster against Austin Ramsay hasn t commented whether the projected right wing-back or right midfielder might start or come off the bench in Texas Absences Hassani Dotson knee Owen Gene ankle Kipp Keller hamstring are out Kelvin Yeboah ankle is questionable after subbing out against Vancouver Projected XI In a - - formation FW Tani Oluwaseyi FW Kelvin Yeboah MF Joaquin Pereyra MF Robin Lod MF Wil Trapp LWB Joseph Rosales CB Nicholas Romero CB Michael Boxall CB Jefferson Diaz RWB Bongi Hlongwane GK Dayne St Clair Expectation Rosales plays against Austin after he denied saying a slur to Vancouver s Emmanuel Sabbi last weekend The Loons are letting the MLS examination play out but as they await a conclusion the Honduran will remain a part of the lineup Scouting summary Austin spend huge sums of money to bring in three attackers Brandon Vazquez Myrto Uzuni and Osman Bukari They have a combined four goals scored and a total of expected goals according to FBref com Loons defense was cut open a meager times by Vancouver and this expensive trio has shown they can get in threatening spaces if not convert enough times Stats Austin is tied for second-fewest goals scored seven in MLS this season but they have been stingy in goals conceded Another quote They have plenty for you to worry about Ramsay mentioned of Verde As a consequence of Sunday we have to look at ourselves and make sure we are a really good version of ourselves and we have a strong focus on what we can do Prediction It feels like the Loons are in a rut and Austin is a gang capable of keeping them down Austin win -