Austin FC vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 8/22/2022

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Game: Austin FC vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Austin (+180) Los Angeles (+130)

The LA Football Club (18-3-5) are traveling to Q2 Stadium on Friday where they will take on AFC (14-6-6). Austin FC opens at +180 while LAFC is at +130. The betting total is set at 2.75. The goalies expected to start will be Brad Stuver for Austin FC and Maxime Crepeau for Los Angeles FC.

Austin FC has amassed 85 SVs and they also have a SV% of 72.9 the year. The team's differential on goals is currently at 19 by 55 goals notched and 36 goals given up. On the campaign, the squad has put together an average of 1.85 points per contest (48 points) and they also sit at 1st in soccer with 40 assists. The Verde and Black are ranked 8th in regard to expected goals with 39.5, and the team's xGA are 41.5. Austin is sitting with 58 yellow cards so far this year as well as 3 red cards. Austin has relinquished 36 goals while surrendering 1.38 goals per 90 min, and their opponents have compiled 118 shots on target against them. They have accumulated 7 clean sheets, which puts them at a rate of 26.9 this season.

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This year, LAFC has the club's save rate of 70.1 (77 SoTA), and rank 1st in the league with 57 points. The LA Football Club are sitting with an average of 2.2 points per fixture while earning 35 assists and 1 red card. Los Angeles FC has compiled 55 goals and the team's goals expected so far this season is sitting at 45.0. LAFC has amassed a clean sheet % of 30.8 so far this season and 66 yellow card warnings. The team's goals against per 90 min is at 1.00 in addition to 56 saves, and they are sitting with 8 clean sheets. Los Angeles ranks 2nd when talking about goals conceded having 26, and their goal differential is coming in at 29.

The guy who will defend the goal for Austin is Brad Stuver. Stuver has defended the goal a total of 10,014 mins and has tallied 374 stops so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.39 (155 total goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .715. The goalie born in the United States has seen 523 shots attempted against him in 114 career starting assignments. Stuver (55-24-35 record during his soccer career) has totaled 27 shutouts, which has earned him a 23.7% shutout rate.

Maxime Crepeau will be looking after the goal for Los Angeles. So far in his career, Crepeau has allowed 240 goals and has racked up 546 saves in 184 starts. He has allowed 1.31 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 79-36-68. He is the owner of a save percentage of .712 and his shutout rate sits at 26.1%. Crepeau has racked up 48 shutouts while defending 767 shots tried against him in 16,527 mins throughout his career.

Sebastian Driussi is a member of the side who can be a difference maker for Austin. Driussi has had a starting assignment in 163 matches during his soccer career and accounts for 0.42 G/90. The midfielder who is from Argentina has racked up 65 goals scored in 14,026 mins played. He has 30 assists while accumulating 20 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Los Angeles features a game changer in Carlos Vela, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He is averaging 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has started 335 matches thus far in his career. The forward representing Mexico has been on the field for 30,087 minutes while earning 147 goals. He has accumulated 52 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 75 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Austin (+180)

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