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Major League Soccer10/18/2026, 12:30 AM

Austin – Vancouver Whitecaps1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Austin
1.07
Total xG
3.21
Vancouver Whitecaps
2.14
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorAustinVancouver Whitecaps
Attack weakness (0.7x league average)−0.96
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.77+0.77
Attack strength (1.24x league average)+0.73
Defensive strength (1.1 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.30
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)−0.20
Standings disadvantage (pos 14 vs 1, 13 places gap)−0.16
Defensive weakness (2 conceded vs 1.9 league avg)+0.14
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 14, 13 places gap)+0.13
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.4 season average)+0.11
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)+0.01
Facundo Torres on the bench (4 goals, 7 assists)
Guilherme Biro on the bench (3 goals, 1 assists)
Oliver Larraz on the bench (1 goals, 5 assists)
Yadaly Diaby on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Weak away record (1.7 vs 2.3 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Table: Vancouver Whitecaps is 1st in the league with 52 points, Austin 14th with 31 points
  • Defense: Austin allowed 2.85 xG per game in 5 games with xG data, but conceded 2.2 goals per game
  • Attack: Vancouver scores 2.10 goals per game in the league this season, Austin concedes 1.86 per game in the league

Risks

  • Form: Vancouver Whitecaps with 1 win from their last 5 matches
  • Rest days: Vancouver Whitecaps with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
Austin17%
Draw22%
Vancouver Whitecaps61%
Double chance
Austin or draw39%
Vancouver Whitecaps or draw83%
No draw78%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.562%
Under 2.538%
Over 3.540%
Under 3.560%
Both teams score
Yes59%
No41%

Most likely scores

1:1
10%
1:2
10%
0:2
9%
1:3
7%
0:3
7%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Austin: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (7 of 12 total)
  2. Austin: 47% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (7 of 15)
  3. Austin: opponent scores first in 8 of 11 games (73%)
  4. Austin: 3 comebacks in 6 games after trailing past minute 75 (3 points rescued)

Lineups

Austin 3-4-3 · Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1

Austin
  • 1 B. Stuver
  • 4 B. Hines-Ike
  • 5 O. Svatok
  • 15 J. Bell
  • 30 J. Rosales Erazo
  • 38 E. Torres
  • 14 B. Sabovic
  • 17 J. Gallagher
  • 21 C. Ramírez
  • 9 B. Vázquez Toledo
  • 10 M. Uzuni
Vancouver Whitecaps
  • 1 Y. Takaoka
  • 18 ?. Vidal
  • 2 M. Laborda Malseñido
  • 33 T. Blackmon
  • 28 T. Johnson
  • 20 A. Cubas
  • 23 A. Cvetković
  • 11 E. Sabbi
  • 25 R. Gauld
  • 14 B. Caicedo Quiñonez
  • 24 B. White
Substitutes
  • 77 P. Płacheta
  • 6 I. Sánchez Farrés
  • 11 F. Torres Pérez
  • 12 D. Las
  • 35 M. Đorđević
  • 29 Guilherme Biro
  • 3 M. Desler
  • 24 J. Alastuey Aperte
  • 22 C. Applewhite
  • 7 C. Sabaly
  • 70 R. Muati Modesto
  • 6 R. Priso-Mbongue
  • 19 R. Elloumi
  • 8 O. Larraz
  • 29 M. Gherasimencov
  • 32 I. Boehmer
  • 77 Y. Diaby
  • 4 R. Veselinović

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