Saturday , 17 October 2026

Austin FC vs San Diego FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Austin FC
3 – 3
Full Time
San Diego FC
Sun 27 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 50' Anibal Godoy
0–2 58' Mikkel Desler og
0–3 64' Marcus Ingvartsen
Brandon Vazquez 73' 1–3
Christian Ramirez 82' 2–3
Christian Ramirez 86' 3–3
Christian Ramirez 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs San Diego FC — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Austin FC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals San Diego FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-27 Austin FC 3–3 San Diego FC 2026-05-14 San Diego FC 5–0 Austin FC 2025-06-01 San Diego FC 2–0 Austin FC 2025-03-23 Austin FC 2–1 San Diego FC

Recent Form

Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep San Diego FC H 3–3 D
20 Sep FC Dallas A 0–0 D
13 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
10 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D
06 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
30 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Austin FC A 3–3 D
20 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
14 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–5 L
10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–3 L
05 Sep Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
30 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Austin FC San Diego FC
#29 Position #25
31 Points 33
29 Played 29
7 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 12
37 Scored 51
54 Conceded 54
-17 GD -3
1.07 PPG 1.14
24% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Austin FC are 29th (31 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/6
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/7
61-75
4/6
76+
13/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Diego FC
0-15
6/9
16-30
5/8
31-45
5/11
46-60
6/3
61-75
7/7
76+
8/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
San Diego FC
Anders Dreyer 12 G 10 A
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Q2 Stadium that hosts another battle between Austin FC and San Diego FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Jon Gallagher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Ian Murphy, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Austin FC is showing some good football. However, Austin FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and San Diego FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' San Diego FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 36' Zan Kolmanic makes way for Oleksandr Svatok at the 36 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' San Diego FC make a change. David Vazquez trudges off to be replaced by Cedric Bakambu on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Anibal Godoy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
  • 51' Anibal Godoy with the second goal in the match!
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Mikkel Desler makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Austin FC are in front.
  • 63' Dagur THorhallsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Marcus Ingvartsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 8 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Oleksandr Svatok makes way for Ilie Sanchez at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 66' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Besard Sabovic is withdrawn and Jorge Alastuey gets his opportunity.
  • 71' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jeppe Tverskov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Diego FC.
  • 73' A goal from the USA international Brandon Vazquez! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-3!
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nico Estevez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' The USA Christian Ramirez breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 3-3!
  • 86' Goal! Christian Ramirez scores his 69 goal in 298 matches.
  • 87' Austin FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' Alejandro Alvarado Jr is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ian Murphy at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Bryan Zamble gets the nod from San Diego FC. He replaces Anibal Godoy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

San Diego FC Lineups

5-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christian Ramirez 2
Brandon Vazquez 2
Luca de la Torre 2
Marcus Ingvartsen 2
David Vazquez 2
Pedro Soma 1
Anibal Godoy 1
Jon Gallagher 1

Head to Head

2026-09-27 Austin FC 3–3 San Diego FC 2026-05-14 San Diego FC 5–0 Austin FC 2025-06-01 San Diego FC 2–0 Austin FC 2025-03-23 Austin FC 2–1 San Diego FC

Austin FC Form

2026-09-27 Austin FC 3–3 San Diego FC D 2026-09-20 FC Dallas 0–0 Austin FC D 2026-09-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Austin FC W 2026-09-10 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2026-09-06 Austin FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-30 Portland Timbers 1–2 Austin FC W

San Diego FC Form

2026-09-27 Austin FC 3–3 San Diego FC D 2026-09-20 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 San Diego FC D 2026-09-14 San Diego FC 0–5 Philadelphia Union L 2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-09-05 Orlando City SC 1–0 San Diego FC L 2026-08-30 San Diego FC 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Austin FC or San Diego FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC37% Draw23% San Diego FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
60%
Draw or San Diego FC
63%
Austin FC or San Diego FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC26% Draw38% San Diego FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.6%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.