Vancouver Whitecaps vs Austin FC Prediction: Austin would favor a draw

The Whitecaps were hoping to recover from the 3-0 defeat to Sporting Kansas City away from home, but they lost once again against Seattle Sounders at home by 3-2 scoreline. Now they are desperate to end the losing run as they prepare to take on Austin FC at home. The previous encounter with Austin ended in a stalemate away from home.

Austin FC are feeling very confident with their current form and they are hoping to continue in that form in this game against Vancouver Whitecaps. Austin FC have not lost in their last 4 games in a row and their last game ended in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United away from home.

According to the MLS ranking, Austin FC and Vancouver Whitecaps are separated by just 4 points. Austin are ranked 13th with 29 points, while The Whitecaps are 22nd with 25 points.

Vancouver Whitecaps' latest results has been worrying and they will be eager to fix it in this game. They lost back-to-back games in their last 2 matches and their record in their last 5 matches were 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. The losses were against Sporting Kansas City (3-0) and Seattle Sounders (3-2), while they won against Los Angeles FC (3-2) and CF Montreal (2-1) and then played out a draw against FC Cincinnati (1-1).

Vancouver Whitecaps will be playing at home where they have been above average this season. They gained 19 points from a possible 33 points at home after 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in 11 games. They have failed to win in their last 3 home games in a row and in their last 5, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They recorded back-to-back home wins against Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo, and then played back-to-back draws against Sporting Kansas City and FC Cincinnati, then they lost their last home game against Seattle Sounders.

The 3-2 loss to Seattle Sounders was their latest result. They took the lead in the 24th minute through Ranko Veselinovic and then conceded the equalizer in the 60th minute from Leo Chu. Then Ryan Gauld restored their lead in the 72th minute but once again they conceded the equalizer from Leo Chu in the 76th minute. In the 89th minute Vancouver Whitecaps’ player Mathias Laborda was sent off and 2 minutes later Yeimar Gomez Andrade scored the winning goal for Seattle Sounders.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (8), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (7/8).

Austin FC have picked some good form in recent times and as a result they have not lost any of their last 4 games in a row. There is a confidence that they can go on to pick another win here against Vancouver Whitecaps. In their last 5 games they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won games against FC Dallas (3-0), Houston Dynamo (3-0) and Minnesota United (4-1), and played a 1-1 draw with Inter Miami CF, but then they lost 4-1 to Sporting Kansas City.

Austin FC have been poor away from home according to the records as they have only 11 points from a possible 30 points away from home. They played 10 games away from home and they had 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. In their last 5 away games they had 2 wins against Seattle Sounders and Minnesota United, 2 defeats against Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City and 1 draw against Inter Miami CF.

Austin’s most recent game was the 4-1 win over Minnesota United away from home. Diego Fagundez and Sebastian Driussi scored two goals in the 35th and 45th minute to put Austin FC ahead. And in the 51st minute Sebastian Druissi stretched their lead further with another goal before Devin Padelford pulled one back for Minnesota United in the 85th minute. And in the 95th minute Emiliano Rigoni scored Austin’s 4th goal to seal the 4-1 win at full time.

Team streak: no losses (4), more than 2.5 goals (7/8), both teams scoring (6/8).

Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC have faced each other 5 games in the past. Vancouver Whitecaps won 3 games, while Austin won 1 and 1 match ended in a draw.

• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

According to analysis, Vancouver Whitecaps have scored 32 goals and conceded 29 goals in 20 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.6 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 2.5 big chances per game and take a total of 14.3 shots per game with 4.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 6.6 corners per game and take up 49.7% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

According to analysis, Austin FC have scored 29 goals and conceded 29 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 1.1 big chances per game and take a total of 12.3 shots per game with 4.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.5 corners per game and take up 51.7% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• Away Over 1 Goal at 1.8 Odds
• Under 10.5 Corners at 1.69 Odds
• Over 3.5 Goals at 2.17 Odds