Home advantage could prove decisive in Austin - Vancouver Whitecaps battle

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Saqr Stadium (5000 seats)

Statistics, patterns, results, form details, head to head, lineups and much more: Here's all you want to know about Austin - Vancouver Whitecaps!

Insights:
  • Austin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the CONCACAF Champions League. That game was also an away game, at Los Angeles FC. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Austin form and stats

The Major League Soccer stats playing at home this season for Austin are 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The supporters are hoping that Austin will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Los Angeles FC (placed 3rd). Gallagher, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Gallagher won 9 of 12 duels.

Before that, Austin drew at home versus Colorado Rapids.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Austin have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Austin has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.

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Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.

The Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 230 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two away games in a row for Vancouver Whitecaps, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Los Angeles FC in the CONCACAF Champions League. Berhalter got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, top player of the team. Berhalter dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 53 successful passes (of 64 total).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer.

Vancouver Whitecaps are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Austin wins - draws - Vancouver Whitecaps wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AustinJ. Gallagher
J. Gallagher
3 goals
Vancouver WhitecapsS. Becher
S. Becher
3 goals
Vancouver WhitecapsB. White
B. White
2 goals

Austin missing players

Vancouver Whitecaps missing players

Austin Vancouver Whitecaps
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 2 3 7
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
6 4 0 Scored S 2 3 11
10 4 0 Conceded C 3 4 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 43%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 71%
17% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 5.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.7 7.9
8.7 9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 8.7 5.7
1.2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.7 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 11.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 14 16
4 3.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3 5.4
25% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 33% 29%
 
17 14.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 16 10.7
6.3 6.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 3.3
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • All of Vancouver Whitecaps's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Austin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Austin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have yet to win a game away.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Seattle Sounders 7 5 1 1 15 3 4 3 1 0 9 0 3 2 0 1 6 3 12 16
2 Saint Louis City 7 5 0 2 15 8 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 3 0 1 9 6 7 15
3 Los Angeles FC 6 3 3 0 9 3 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 12
4 Dallas 7 3 2 2 9 7 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 11
5 Minnesota United 6 3 2 1 7 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 11
6 SJ Earthquakes 7 3 2 2 7 8 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 0 1 2 2 6 -1 11
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 7 2 3 2 11 7 4 2 1 1 8 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 9
8 Houston Dynamo 6 3 0 3 8 7 3 3 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 9
9 Austin 6 2 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 8
10 Colorado Rapids 7 1 3 3 3 8 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 6 -5 6
11 Real Salt Lake 6 2 0 4 6 14 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 1 0 2 2 7 -8 6
12 Portland Timbers 7 1 2 4 6 12 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 4 10 -6 5
13 LA Galaxy 6 0 3 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 6 -6 3
14 Sporting KC 7 0 3 4 2 8 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 0 2 2 1 3 -6 3

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