Wednesday , 28 October 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Denis Bouanga 52' 1–0
1–1 66' Brandon Vazquez
Denis Bouanga 67' 2–1
Heung-min Son 72' 3–1

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
  • Assistant 2 Rhett Hammil (USA)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 31 70
2 Internacional CF Miami 31 55
3 New England Revolution 31 55
4 Chicago Fire FC 31 51
5 Charlotte FC 31 47
6 Philadelphia Union 31 46
7 FC Cincinnati 31 42
8 Orlando City SC 31 42
9 New York Red Bulls 31 39
10 Columbus Crew SC 31 38
11 Toronto FC 31 36
12 New York City FC 31 35
13 D.C. United SC 31 33
14 Atlanta United FC 31 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 31 25
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 31 55
17 FC Dallas 31 54
18 St. Louis City 31 51
19 San Jose Earthquakes 31 48
20 Houston Dynamo 31 48
21 Los Angeles FC 32 47
22 Seattle Sounders FC 31 43
23 Colorado Rapids SC 31 42
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 41
25 Real Salt Lake 31 39
26 Portland Timbers 31 37
27 San Diego FC 31 35
28 Minnesota United FC 31 35
29 Austin FC 31 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 31 22

Head-to-Head

7
3
4
Los Angeles FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-15 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Austin FC 2026-03-22 Austin FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2025-10-12 Austin FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2025-03-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Austin FC 2024-09-19 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Austin FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Austin FC H 3–1 W
11 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep FC Dallas A 0–1 L
19 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
13 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–3 L
10 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
11 Oct Nashville SC H 1–4 L
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

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Austin FC
#21 Position #29
47 Points 34
32 Played 31
12 / 11 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 13
50 Scored 40
35 Conceded 57
+15 GD -17
1.47 PPG 1.10
38% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
19% 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
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
10/6
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/4
46-60
3/9
61-75
5/7
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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Austin FC.
  • 5' Brandon Vazquez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
  • 52' Denis Bouanga adds to his 17 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Tyler Boyd has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact 3-4-3.
  • 63' Armindo Sieb makes way for Jacob Shaffelburg at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Brandon Vazquez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 67' What composure from Denis Bouanga! The Gabon international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 72' Heung-min Son adds to his 7 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 78' Jorge Alastuey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Besard Sabovic on 78 minute.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Ilie Sanchez on, Ervin Torres off on 81 minutes.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Leo Walta is replaced by Tyler Boyd on 85 minute.
  • 90' 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.
  • It finishes all square. Los Angeles FC and Austin FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 7
Cristian Arango 4
Diego Fagundez 3
Daniel Musovski 2
Jader Obrian 2
Sebastian Driussi 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Kwadwo Opoku 2

Head to Head

2026-10-15 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Austin FC 2026-03-22 Austin FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2025-10-12 Austin FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2025-03-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Austin FC 2024-09-19 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Austin FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-10-15 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Austin FC W 2026-10-11 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-09-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-09-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W

Austin FC Form

2026-10-15 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Austin FC L 2026-10-11 Austin FC 1–4 Nashville SC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77 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 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC56% Draw25% Austin FC19%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Austin FC
44%
Los Angeles FC or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC40% Draw46% Austin FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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