Austin FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

📏 Form Guide

Austin FC

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Austin FC will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 2-1 MLS loss in their previous game against FC Cincinatti.

In that match, Austin FC managed 43% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Austin FC was Brandon Vázquez (48'). FC Cincinnati had 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Evander (12') and Gerardo Valenzuela (76') scored for FC Cincinatti.

It’s not been often in recent games where Austin FC have shown defensive steel. In fact, Austin FC have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 14 goals on the way.

Vancouver Whitecaps

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In their previous game, Vancouver Whitecaps drew 2-2 in the MLS match with Los Angeles FC.

In that match, Vancouver Whitecaps had 59% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Vancouver Whitecaps was Brian White (26', 70'). For their opponents, Los Angeles FC had 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Mark Delgado (8') and Denis Bouanga (19') scored for Los Angeles FC.

During their 6 previous matches, Jesper Sørensen's Vancouver Whitecaps have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 12 times - yielding them a goals scored per game average of 2.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head results going back to 02/10/2022 shows that these encounters have been pretty painful for Austin FC. They have not been able to register any wins at all while Vancouver Whitecaps have been dominant against them, finishing as winners in 67 per cent of those match-ups.

A combined sum of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 2 for Austin and 10 for Caps. That is an average goals per game value of 2.

The last league game between these sides was MLS match day 11 on 12/04/2025 when it ended Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 Austin FC.

In that match, Vancouver Whitecaps had 52% possession and 27 attempts on goal with 11 on target. The goalscorers were Brian White (13', 38', 59', 82') and Emmanuel Sabbi (47').

For their opponents, Austin FC got 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Daniel Pereira (90') scored.

The referee was Victor Rivas.

📰 Team News: Austin FC

Mikkel Desler (Muscle injury) and Micah Burton (Leg injury) will be missing for Austin FC manager Nico Estévez.

🗞️ Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps manager Jesper Sørensen has a number of players out of action. Ryan Gauld (Knee injury) and Mathías Laborda (Muscle injury) are not able to play.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC are both capable of scoring here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore predicting a hard-fought 1-1 score draw at the end of the match.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 minute result market, staking on Austin FC is available for 2.63, going for a draw is 3.4 and selecting victory for Vancouver Whitecaps can get you 2.5. They are the top returns available at this very moment.

Victor Martins, 10:02 14/05/2025