Weโre counting down to MLS action on Saturday as Austin FC will play Los Angeles Galaxy.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Austin FC v Los Angeles Galaxy game - plus the latest betting odds.
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Austin FC
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Austin FC will be hoping to bounce back here following the 5-1 MLS loss in their previous game against Vancouver Whitecaps.
In that match, Austin FC had 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Austin FC was Daniel Pereira (90'). At the other end, Vancouver Whitecaps got 27 attempts at goal with 11 on target. Brian White (13', 38', 59', 82') and Emmanuel Sabbi (47') scored for Vancouver Whitecaps.
Nico Estรฉvez's Austin FC have found the net 5 times over their prior six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures amounts to 7.
Los Angeles Galaxy
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In their previous game, Los Angeles Galaxy drew 1-1 in the MLS match with Houston Dynamo.
In that match, Los Angeles Galaxy managed 42% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Los Angeles Galaxy was Diego Fagรบndez (57'). Houston Dynamo had 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Ezequiel Ponce (14') scored for Houston Dynamo.
The numbers tell their own story, and Los Angeles Galaxy have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. Defensively, Los Angeles Galaxy seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. That sort of trend wonโt necessarily be continued into this next game, of course.
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Head to head
Looking at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 08/05/2022 shows that Austin FC have won 1 of them and Los Angeles Galaxy 4, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
In all, 19 goals were produced between them in these games, with 7 of them from Austin and 12 created by The Galactics. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The previous league meeting between these sides was MLS match day 48 on 06/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Austin FC.
That day, Los Angeles Galaxy had 52% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The goalscorers were Gabriel Pec (31') and Dejan Joveljiฤ (76').
On the other side, Austin FC had 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. Sebastiรกn Driussi (55') scored.
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Team News: Austin FC
Ilie Sรกnchez (Muscle injury), Diego Rubio (Muscle injury), Mikkel Desler (Muscle injury) and Micah Burton (Leg injury) are unavailable for Austin FC gaffer Nico Estรฉvez.
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Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy boss Greg Vanney has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Marco Reus (Knee injury), Maya Yoshida (Muscle injury), Riqui Puig (Cruciate ligament tear) and Mauricio Cuevas (Muscle injury) are those who canโt be considered.
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Prediction
Los Angeles Galaxy may well find it hard to score goals against this Austin FC side who we reckon should emerge victorious.
Weโre therefore tipping a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning margin for Austin FC at the end of this one.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the 90 minute result market, a victory for Austin FC is best priced at 1.85, betting on the draw is 3.5 & betting on the winning team to be Los Angeles Galaxy is 4.2. Those are the top bets on offer at the current time.
Peter Guest,
04:03 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Austin FC
Formed: 2018
Stadium: Q2 Stadium (20,738)
Captain: Ilie Sรกnchez
Chairman: Anthony Precourt
Manager: Nico Estรฉvez
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)