Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City FC Prediction: Austin want revenge

Austin FC had been in fine form before their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps that ended in a 2-1 defeat away from home. They are now back in action, playing at home against Sporting Kansas City at the Q2 Stadium. Austin FC would be eager to get back to winning ways and exert revenge against Sporting Kansas City who beat them 4-1 in the first fixture last month.

Sporting Kansas City played another 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake in their last match, after their 2-2 draw with Houston Dynamo in the previous round. They will be looking to do the double over Austin FC in this game after winning the first encounter last month.

Austin FC are only 3 points ahead of Sporting Kansas City on the MLS table, as they are ranked 14th with 29 points, while Sporting Kansas City are 22nd with 26 points.

Austin FC were doing very well recently until their last game that ended in a defeat against Vancouver Whitecaps. They had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches, and in those games they won against FC Dallas (H), Houston Dynamo (H) and Minnesota United (H), while they held Inter Miami to a draw (A) and then lost to Vancouver Whitecaps (A).

According to the home ranking so far, Austin FC are ranked 11th with over 18 points taken from 11 home games. They won 5, drew 3 and lost 3 of those 11 home games. In their last 5 home games they had 4 wins and 1 defeat, with games against Toronto FC, Minnesota United, FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo all ending in a win and the game against Real Salt Lake ending in a defeat at home.

Austin FC were below par in their last match against Vancouver Whitecaps and as a result they lost the game 2-1 at full time. Pedro Vite gave Vancouver Whitecaps the early lead in the opening minute of the game and Rodney Redes equalized for Austin FC in the 47th minute. Finally The Whitecaps grabbed the winning goal in the 72nd minute through Sergio Cordova and grabbed all 3 points at full time.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (8/9), both teams scoring (7/9).

Sporting Kansas City were hoping to get back to winning ways after their draw against Houston Dynamo, but they ended up playing another 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake last week. Their last 5 games ended in 3 draws, 1 win and 1 defeat. They won against Vancouver Whitecaps (H) and 3 draws against LA Galaxy (A), Houston Dynamo (A) and Real Salt Lake (H), but they lost against Chicago Fire (H).

According to the away league rankings, Sporting Kansas City are ranked 20th with 9 points from 12 away games. They had 1 win, 6 draws and 5 defeats in those 11 away games. In their last 5 away games they had 4 draws against Los Angeles, Vancouver Whitecaps, LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo and 1 defeat against Saint Louis City SC.

Their most recent game ended in a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake at home. They were ahead by 2 goals in the first half courtesy of goals from Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell in the 30th and 36th minutes. And in the 46th minute Daniel Musovski pulled one back for Real Salt Lake before Anderson Julio drew them level in the 72nd minute.

Team streak: no losses (3), more than 2.5 goals (6/7), both teams scoring (8/10), first to score (8/9), less than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (8/10).

Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City have met 6 times in the past and Austin FC won 3 games, while Sporting Kansas City won 2 games and they played a draw in 1 game.

• Sporting Kansas City are without a clean sheet in 6 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 meetings.

According to analysis, Austin FC have scored 30 goals and conceded 31 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 2.0 big chances per game and take a total of 12.1 shots per game with 4.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.4 corners per game and take up 51.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Sporting Kansas City have scored 30 goals and conceded 34 goals in 24 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.3 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 13.3 shots per game with 4.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.0 corners per game and take up 51.9% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• More than 2.5 Goals 1.71 Odds
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.77 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 9.00 Odds