Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders Prediction: Don’t expect any excitement

Austin FC head into the new week as they prepare for a clash with Seattle Sounders at the Q2 Stadium. Austin FC’s recovery process had been impeded by a defeat against Sporting Kansas City last week, but they managed to return to winning ways in their last game against New York City FC. Now they take on the Seattle Sounders and they are eager to continue to build a winning run from this match. And for the Seattle Sounders, they are flying at the moment after recording their 3rd win against the New England Revolution last week. With the momentum behind them, they travel to the Q2 Stadium to take on Austin FC.

According to the current league table, Austin FC is 9th on the western conference table with 30 points and Seattle Sounder is 7th with 31 points.

Austin FC are very much interested in getting a win in this game against Seattle Sounders even though the odds are looking increasingly against them. They beat New York City at home last week, which was a very brilliant result considering the quality in the New York City team, but that result makes little impact when Austin’s form in the long run is considered. They had been a very inconsistent team for most parts of the season.

According to records, Austin’s last 5 matches ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (LDWLW), and at home they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (WWLDW). Across 10 league games, Austin FC recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats (WWDLLLDWLW).

Austin FC had a surprise 2-1 win against New York City last week. New York City took the lead in just 5 minutes and Austi found the equalizer in the 45+7’ minute through Gyasi Zardes. And in the 69th minute Gyasi Zardes scored his second goal and that was enough to see Austin FC through in the end. Austin’s stats according to reports shows they had 46% possession, 3 big chances, 3 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 4 shots on target.

Seattle Sounders are heading into their next game with lots of confidence and they hope to translate that into a winning result. They had yet another win against the New England Revolution to extend their win streak to 3 games in a row. So the momentum is surely behind them as they travel to the Q2 Stadium to play against Austin FC.

Recent results shows that in the last 5 games, Seattle Sounders had 4 wins and 1 draw (WDWWW), and away from home, they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (WLWLD). Across 10 league games Seattle Sounders had 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats (LDWDLWDWWW).

The Seattle Sounders were completely dominant in their 2-0 win over the New England Revolution last week. Jordan Morris scored the opening goal in the 15th minute and Albert Rusnak scored the second goal in the 81st minute to seal the win for Seattle. According to reports, the Seattle Sounders had the following stats in that game: 55% possession, 1 big chance, 4 goalkeeper saves, 9 corner kicks and 7 shots on target.

In the past, Austin FC and Seattle Sounders played 7 matches against each other, Seattle Sounders won 3 matches while Austin FC won 1 match and 3 matches ended as a draw.

H2H Streaks

6/7 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards

Austin FC is still far away from being a decent side and they are definitely going to crumble to another defeat sooner rather than later. The Seattle Sounders on the other hand are not entirely formidable, but they are feeling confident at the moment, which is why they will head into this game and try to win. Austin FC really have one play here and that is to play safe and hope to catch a lucky break.

• 3 Way Total Over 9 Corners at 1.784 Odds
• Austin FC or Seattle Sounders Win and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.82 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No at 2.00 Odds