Austin FC vs New York City FC Prediction: Don’t expect a thrilling game

Austin FC heads back home after their trip to Kansas City a few days ago. They suffered a defeat in that game and hope to turn things around in the next game against New York City FC. And for New York City, they have recorded 2 wins on the bounce and they hope to keep that run going, but against a desperate Austin team, it might be a difficult task.

Recent ranking shows New York City is 4th on the eastern conference table with 35 points and Austin FC is 10th on the western conference table with 27 points.

Austin FC is still far away from a decent team and their last game proved that point once again. After managing a 1-0 win over Minnesota United a week ago, they slumped to another defeat in their last game against Sporting Kansas City a few days ago. Austin FC will host New York City in the next game and a lot of doubts hang around the preparedness of the team for that match.

Record of Austin’s recent form shows 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in 5 matches (LLDWL) and at home their form shows 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss (WWWLD). And across the last 10 league games, Austin FC had 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses (LWWDLLLDWL).

Austin FC were beaten 2-0 by Sporting Kansas City in their last match. They conceded the first goal in the 26th minute and then the other goal came in the 69th minute. Austin FC had the following stats in that game: 49% possession, 1 big chance, 1 corner kick and 0 shots on target.

New York City are trying hard to build a winning run in this game against Austin FC. They had back-to-back wins in their last 2 games, but they are not satisfied and want another win in this coming game. New York City had a terrible run last month when they lost 3 games in a row, but they seem to be over that right now.

New York City’s form shows they had 2 wins and 3 defeats in the last 5 matches (LLLWW), and away from home they had similar results (WWWLL). And across 10 league games they recorded 7 wins and 3 defeats (WWWWWLLLWW).

New York City defeated CF Montreal 2-0 in their last game at home. Alonso Martinez scored the opening goal in the 9th minute and then he scored the brace in the 56th minute to seal the win for New York City FC. According to stats, New York City had: 48% possession, 5 big chances, 4 goalkeeper saves, 2 corner kicks and 7 shots on target.

Austin FC and New York City have played only once in the past. Austin FC won that game 3-2.

Team Streaks

Austin FC had less than 2.5 goals in 6/7 matches

New York City scored first in 8/10 matches

Austin FC conceded first in 6/8 matches

Austin FC saw more than 4.5 cards in 7/8 matches

Austin FC played less than 10.5 corners in 7/7 matches

New York City played less than 10.5 corners in 6/6 matches

Austin FC are not in their best form and they have not been throughout the season. For New York City, back-to-back wins is a good record, but they are not formidable just yet. Austin’s home run is something worth considering in this match and not Austin’s latest defeat. I think Austin FC will be difficult to beat at home, especially after their latest defeat. We also expect to see a low goals count in this game because of Austin’s setup.

• 3 Way Total Under 3 Goals at 2.07 Odds
• Under 2.5 Total Goals at 2.02 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.40 Odds