Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Austin FC — MLS at BC Place.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | Austin FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Aug | Real Salt Lake | H | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Aug | Los Angeles FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 19 Aug | Austin FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Aug | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Aug | FC Dallas | H | 3–5 | L |
| 22 Aug | Portland Timbers | H | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Aug | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Aug | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Austin FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #29 |
| 32 | Points | 14 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 10 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 7 |
| 34 | Scored | 19 |
| 12 | Conceded | 31 |
| +22 | GD | -12 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 0.93 |
| 71% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Austin FC are 29th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Austin FC gets underway.
- 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 7' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Fagundez.
- 8' Diego Fagundez was booked on 8.
- 13' Austin FC have won 263 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 18' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 28' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
- 33' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 45' A goal from the Argentina international Sebastian Driussi! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-1!
- 46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Bruno Gaspar has done his job and it is now time for Deiber Caicedo to step up.
- 46' Sebastian Driussi doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Stuver made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Jon Gallagher is withdrawn and Jhohan Romana gets his opportunity.
- 61' Leonard Owusu makes way for Patrick Metcalfe at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- 66' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' Goal! Erik Godoy scores his 4 goal in 118 matches.
- 71' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Freddy Kleemann on, Matt Besler off on 71 minutes.
- 74' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Janio Bikel trudges off to be replaced by Ranko Veselinovic on 74 minutes.
- 79' Freddy Kleemann catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
- 83' The Colombia Deiber Caicedo breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 2-2!
- 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Deiber Caicedo.
- 87' Kekuta Manneh is replacing Tomas Pochettino for the Austin FC side.
- 90' Brian White makes way for Tosaint Ricketts at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- Austin FC will have plenty to reflect on. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Bruno Gaspar ↓ Deiber Caicedo 46'
- 26
-
24
Brian White ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 90'
- 31
- 55
- 22
-
19
Janio Bikel ↓ Ranko Veselinovic 74'
- 25
- 1
- 17
- 11
Bench
-
87
Tosaint Ricketts ↑ 90'
- 2
- 15
-
4
Ranko Veselinovic ↑ 74'
-
32
Patrick Metcalfe ↑ 61'
- 27
-
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 46'
- 30
- 12
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
5
Matt Besler ↓ Freddy Kleemann 71'
- 24
- 14
- 18
-
16
Hector Jimenez ↓ Rodney Redes 87'
- 41
- 8
- 25
- 7
- 10
-
17
Jon Gallagher ↓ Jhohan Romana 59'
Bench
- 31
- 21
-
23
Kekuta Manneh ↑ 87'
-
99
Moussa Djitte ↑ 74'
- 6
-
20
Jared Stroud ↑ 74'
-
3
Jhohan Romana ↑ 59'
-
11
Rodney Redes ↑ 87'
-
19
Freddy Kleemann ↑ 71'
Coach
Josh Wolff
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brian White | 5 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 3 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 2 |
| Lucas Cavallini | 2 |
| Pedro Vite | 2 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | 1 |
| Daniel Pereira | 1 |
| Jakob Nerwinski | 1 |
Head to Head
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form
2021-09-04
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Austin FC
W
2021-08-30
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4–1
Real Salt Lake
W
2021-08-22
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Los Angeles FC
W
2021-08-19
Austin FC
1–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2021-08-14
San Jose Earthquakes
0–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
2021-08-09
Los Angeles Galaxy
1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.85
Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
Austin FC xG
I would bet for:
Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Austin FC
24%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Austin FC
85%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Austin FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.2%
3 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
7.2%
1 – 1
6.5%
4 – 1
5.5%
5 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
3.9%
5 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| Handicap | Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers | Push | Austin FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -2 | 38% | 21% | 40% |
| -1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| -1 | 60% | 19% | 21% |
| -0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
47%
✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.