Major League Soccer WON 1–2
Sun, Oct 18 · 02:30 · Q2 Stadium
Austin Home
VS
Vancouver Whitecaps Away
Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Austin +1.5
Confidence Low
Odds 1.52 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Austin Stay Close To Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver sit first in the table yet their form shows just one win in five outings lately. Austin concede only 1.4 goals a game at home and have taken points from five of the last ten meetings with these opponents. Vancouver travel without Adekugbe, Badwal, Cabrera Nakamura and Halbouni which weakens their options across defence and midfield. Austin average 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded in home league games this season so games often stay tight. The visitors score 1.9 goals a game away but their recent results include three draws and they have not run away with matches. Austin miss Kolmanic and Desler but the greater number of absences for Vancouver points to a narrower margin. The game may hinge on whether Vancouver can break down a compact home defence.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Austin +1.5” at odds 1.52 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Andrés Cubas 13'
  3. Tristan Blackmon 36'
  4. Myrto Uzuni 40'
  5. Second half
  6. Ryan Gauld assist Emmanuel Sabbi 47'
  7. Guilherme Biro ↓ Oleksandr Svatok 64'
  8. Yadaly Diaby ↓ Bruno Caicedo 65'
  9. Ralph Priso ↓ Andrés Cubas 65'
  10. Yadaly Diaby assist Tate Johnson 71'
  11. Jorge Alastuey ↓ Besard Sabovic 73'
  12. Mikkel Desler ↓ Brendan Hines-Ike 74'
  13. Facundo Daniel Torres Perez ↓ Christian Ramirez 74'
  14. Oliver Love Larraz ↓ Aleksa Cvetkovic 81'
  15. Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 81'
  16. Ilie Sánchez ↓ Jon Gallagher 82'
  17. Rayan Elloumi ↓ Brian White 87'
  18. Ryan Gauld 90'
This season
Austin Vancouver Whitecaps
Over 2.5 goals 69% 59%
Clean sheet 18% 41%
Failed to score 21% 17%
Scored per game 1.3 2.1
Conceded per game 1.8 1.0
Scored home / away 1.4 / 1.1 2.3 / 1.9

Across 28 and 29 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 VAN Vancouver Whitecaps ▲ 29 15 7 7 52
2 STL St. Louis City 29 14 9 6 51
3 FCD FC Dallas 29 14 8 7 50
4 SAN San Jose Earthquakes 29 13 8 8 47
5 HOU Houston Dynamo 29 13 7 9 46
6 LOS Los Angeles FC 30 12 9 9 45
7 SEA Seattle Sounders 29 11 8 10 41
8 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 30 10 9 11 39
9 COL Colorado Rapids 29 11 5 13 38
10 POR Portland Timbers 29 9 6 14 33
11 REA Real Salt Lake 29 9 6 14 33
12 SAN San Diego 29 8 9 12 33
13 MIN Minnesota United FC 29 7 10 12 31
14 AUS Austin ▲ 29 7 10 12 31
15 SPO Sporting Kansas City 29 6 4 19 22
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Austin WDDLL
W @ Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Sep 13
D @ FC Dallas 0–0 Sep 20
D vs San Diego 3–3 Sep 27
L vs Nashville SC 1–4 Oct 11
L @ Los Angeles FC 1–3 Oct 15
Vancouver Whitecaps WDLDD
W @ Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sep 20
D vs DC United 3–3 Sep 27
L @ Chicago Fire 1–3 Oct 7
D @ Los Angeles FC 1–1 Oct 11
D @ St. Louis City 0–0 Oct 15
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Austin
Scored 1.4 avg
2 0 3 1 1
Conceded 2.2 avg
1 0 3 4 3
Vancouver Whitecaps
Scored 1.6 avg
3 3 1 1 0
Conceded 1.4 avg
0 3 3 1 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Austin
3 Draws
5 Vancouver Whitecaps
Sep 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Austin Austin
May 2025 Austin 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Draw
Apr 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 5–1 Austin Vancouver Whitecaps
Sep 2024 Austin 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps
May 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 Austin Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Austin 3-4-3
  • 1 B. Stuver G
  • 4 B. Hines-Ike D
  • 5 O. Svatok D
  • 15 J. Bell D
  • 30 J. Rosales M
  • 38 Ervin Torres M
  • 14 B. Šabović M
  • 17 J. Gallagher M
  • 21 C. Ramirez F
  • 9 B. Vázquez F
  • 10 M. Uzuni F
Bench Jorge Alastuey, Chris Applewhite, M. Desler, M. Đorđević, Guilherme Biro, D. Las, P. Płacheta, Ilie Sánchez, F. Torres

D. Arnaud

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1
  • 1 Y. Takaoka G
  • 18 É. Ocampo D
  • 2 M. Laborda D
  • 33 T. Blackmon D
  • 28 T. Johnson D
  • 20 A. Cubas M
  • 23 A. Cvetković M
  • 11 E. Sabbi M
  • 25 R. Gauld M
  • 14 Bruno Steven Caicedo Quiñonez M
  • 24 B. White F
Bench R. Veselinović, C. Sabaly, R. Priso, Rui Modesto, O. Larraz, M. Gherasimencov, R. Elloumi, Y. Diaby, I. Boehmer

J. Sørensen

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Austin
  • OUT Z. Kolmanic Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT M. Desler Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT Z. Kolmanic Thigh Injury
  • DOUBT M. Desler Lower-Body Injury
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • OUT S. Adekugbe Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Badwal Hamstring Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Muller Muscle Injury
  • OUT S. Adekugbe Muscle Injury
  • OUT J. Badwal Hamstring Injury
  • OUT K. G. Cabrera Nakamura Foot Injury
  • OUT B. Halbouni Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Muller Muscle Injury