Austin FC looks to stay up in the top seven of Major League Soccer’s Western Conference when they head north on Sunday night to take on Sporting Kansas City.

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Austin is right on the cusp of becoming a Wild Card team if it is not careful. The club has picked up points in six of its last seven MLS contests, including an important 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes last Saturday. Austin has gone 3-1-3 over that span, having dropped a 3-2 decision on the road against CF Montreal. With a little over a month to go in the regular season, there is a chance ATX could move up the Western Conference standings to host a first-round match, but they could also end up in the Wild Card round, if not miss the playoffs entirely.

Heading into Sunday, Austin is seventh

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