Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2022 PLAYOFFS

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Austin FC

Sun 30 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Nick Lima

Y 32' Nick Lima

Y 34' Emiliano Rigoni

Carlos Vela 54' Y

Y 90' Maximiliano Urruti

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Austin FC 34 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Austin FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC 2022-08-27 Austin FC 4–1 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-19 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Austin FC 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC 2021-07-08 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W
09 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
02 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L
24 Oct	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
16 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	5–3	W
09 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
02 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–2	L
18 Sep	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Austin FC
#21	Position	#29
47	Points	34
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 10 / 16
52	Scored	42
40	Conceded	65
+12	GD	-23
1.38	PPG	1.00
35%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Austin FC

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/11

61-75

5/10

76+

14/17

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Austin FC

Christian Ramirez	9 G	2 A
Myrto Uzuni	9 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against Austin FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Maxime Crepeau is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Austin FC tonight.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Driussi, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' GOAL! Cristian Arango scores on 29.
31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nick Lima.
32' Austin FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Emiliano Rigoni is booked for Austin FC — Yellow card on 34.
39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
46' Los Angeles FC make a change. Giorgio Chiellini trudges off to be replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha on 46 minutes.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Carlos Vela gets a Yellow card.
59' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
61' The crowd applauds Moussa Djitte as he leaves the pitch. Maximiliano Urruti steps in for Austin FC.
62' What a strike from Maximiliano Urruti! The score is 2-0.
67' Austin FC have won 287 goals from 206 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
71' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Cristian Arango has done his job and it is now time for Kwadwo Opoku to step up.
72' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Martins is hanging Daniel Pereira on the field on 72 minute.
77' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jhegson Mendez is hanging Carlos Vela on the field on 77 minute.
81' Kwadwo Opoku is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kwadwo Opoku makes it 4-0.
83' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Danny Hoesen comes on to replace Diego Fagundez.
85' Franco Escobar is replacing Diego Palacios for the Los Angeles FC side.
90' The referee calls foul for Maximiliano Urruti. He receives a Yellow card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Austin FC.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Franco Escobar 85'
99
Denis Bouanga
14
Giorgio Chiellini ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 46'
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Kwadwo Opoku 71'
6
Ilie Sanchez
24
Ryan Hollingshead
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Jhegson Mendez 77'
23
Kellyn Acosta
16
Maxime Crepeau
20
Jose Cifuentes
3
Jesus Murillo

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

77
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Ethan Finlay 61'
24
Nick Lima
14
Diego Fagundez ↓ Danny Hoesen 83'
18
Julio Cascante
1
Brad Stuver
8
Alexander Ring
7
Sebastian Driussi
4
Ruben Gabrielsen
17
Jon Gallagher ↓ Gavin Wolff 83'
2
Moussa Djitte ↓ Maximiliano Urruti 61'
6
Daniel Pereira ↓ Felipe Martins 72'

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	7
Cristian Arango	4
Diego Fagundez	3
Sebastian Driussi	2
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Kwadwo Opoku	2
Jose Cifuentes	2
Carlos Vela	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-09-19 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-09-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Austin FC Form

2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L 2022-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake W 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-10-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Austin FC L 2022-09-18 Austin FC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.19 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 Austin FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC64% Draw21% Austin FC15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Austin FC

36%

Los Angeles FC or Austin FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw41% Austin FC11%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

9.9%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.3%

4 – 0

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Austin FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	23%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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