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 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Austin FC 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 13 games · Avg 2.5 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	#28
41	Points	31
28	Played	27
11 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 10
43	Scored	35
30	Conceded	47
+13	GD	-12
1.46	PPG	1.15
39%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Austin FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/6

61-75

3/3

76+

12/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Austin FC

Christian Ramirez	9 G	2 A
Myrto Uzuni	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles FC is hosting Austin FC for another epic battle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact .
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Giorgio Chiellini needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
29' Los Angeles FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Arango on 29.
31' A moment of madness from Nick Lima on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
32' A moment of madness from Nick Lima on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
34' Austin FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The supporters are chanting for Sebastien Ibeagha. He replaces Giorgio Chiellini on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' Carlos Vela has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
59' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
61' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maximiliano Urruti is hanging Moussa Djitte on the field on 61 minute.
62' A stunning finish from Maximiliano Urruti — that came from absolutely nowhere!
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' Kwadwo Opoku gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Cristian Arango and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Felipe Martins is replacing Daniel Pereira for the Austin FC side.
77' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Jhegson Mendez on, Carlos Vela off on 77 minutes.
81' GOAL! Kwadwo Opoku fires home to make it 3-0!
82' Goal! Kwadwo Opoku scores his 19 goal in 293 matches.
83' Danny Hoesen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Fagundez at the 83 minute mark.
85' Diego Palacios makes way for Franco Escobar at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
90' Maximiliano Urruti was booked on 90.
Another three points for Los Angeles 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	5
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

2.11 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Austin FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC63% Draw22% Austin FC15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Austin FC

37%

Los Angeles FC or Austin FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC46% Draw42% Austin FC12%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

10.5%

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4.1%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Austin FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+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

13% ✓

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