Austin FC vs. New York Red Bulls 7/24/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/23/2022 at 5:46 PM ET

Austin FC hosts the New York Red Bulls on Sunday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. Austin FC is second in the Western Conference table at 12-5-4 on 41 points with a goal difference of +18. Austin is just one point adrift of first place LAFC. Austin battled to a 1-1 draw on the road against FC Dallas last Saturday. Austin fell behind when Dallas scored in the 42nd minute but Diego Fagundez scored an equalizer for Austin in the 79th minute to share the spoils.

Austin is currently on a seven-match unbeaten run with five victories and two draws after battling to a 1-1 draw last Saturday. Austin has taken 17 points during its current run and eight of those have been after falling behind and rallying to win or draw. Sebastian Driussi is the leading goal scorer for Austin with 11 and Maximiliano Urruti has scored seven. Diego Fagundez is the leader in assists with seven.

The New York Red Bulls are third in the Eastern Conference table at 9-6-6 on 33 points with a goal difference of +8. The New York Red Bulls were defeated by New York City FC at home 1-0 last Sunday. The match was scoreless until the 69th minute when NYCFC scored and the Red Bulls, although playing at home, could not respond.

New York has taken the second most points in the MLS on the road with 20 and has six victories away from home. Lewis Morgan is the leading goal scorer for New York with nine, while Luquinhas has scored five. Omir Fernandez, Patryk Klimala and Morgan are the leaders in assists with three each, while Frankie Amaya and Luquinhas each have two.

This is the first-ever meeting between Austin and New York in Austin's second season. New York has one win, three draws and three losses in its last seven matches played in Texas. Austin has gone unbeaten in each of its last seven matches with five victories and a pair of draws and will be playing on its home pitch. Austin is unbeaten in seven of its eight home matches this season. Final Score Prediction, Austin FC wins 2-1.

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