Los Angeles FC at Austin FC 9/15/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

LAFC will be looking for a win in their away match against Austin FC this Wednesday, in order to climb the standings and claim a playoff spot. They have built a small unbeaten streak and are now up against newcomers Austin FC, who have looked terrible all season.

Austin FC (5-14-4) are coming into this match after suffering a bad 3-0 loss on the road against Texas rivals Houston Dynamo. They conceded two early goals and it was all over for them pretty quickly. They have now lost 3 in a row and 6 of their last 7, while conceding 2+ goals in 5 of those matches. Austin FC are stuck at the bottom of the Western Conference with 19 points, scoring 21 and conceding 34 goals in the process. They have the worst home record in the Conference (3-5-2), scoring 14 and conceding 15 goals so far. They have failed to score in 5 of their 10 home matches, but the other 5 matches had BTTS & Over 2.5 Goals.

LAFC (8-9-6) got a little lucky in their home match against Real Salt Lake, as their opponents scored a late own goal to serve LAFC a 3-2 victory. Prior to that they beat Kansas by a strong 4-0 at home (but Kansas had a red card), and prior to that they played for a 3-3 draw against the Galaxy. LAFC have now climbed to the 8th spot of the Western Conference with 30 points, just as many as Real Salt Lake above them (who are sitting inside the playoff spots). However, LAFC have been really bad on the road so far (2-7-1), scoring just 9 goals (2nd worst away offense) and conceding 14 in the process.