Hiram Moreno
The MLS season is coming to an end, and this LAFC vs Austin FC semifinal match will award the winning team a ticket to the postseason final. In this way, both teams will be hoping to keep their championship dreams alive.
All season, JefeBet has provided you information regarding this entertaining American soccer league. Now, we’ll be providing you predictions and analysis for the remaining games in this postseason, so don’t miss out on anything we have in store for you.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the LAFC vs Austin FC MLS Cup Semifinal on October 30, 2022
- Where: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California.
- When: Sunday, October 30, 2022, 3:00 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: LAFC (-190) / Tie (+335) / Austin FC (+450)
- Asian Handicap: LAFC (AH -1, -114) / Austin FC (AH +1, -105)
- Over/Under (3.25): Over (-113), Under (-108).
- Both teams score: Yes (-210) / No (+155).
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Betting on LAFC
LAFC finished the regular season as leaders of the MLS Western Conference with a record of 21 wins, four draws and nine defeats. Despite that, they arrived to the postseason with a somewhat inconsistent record, having won just two of their last five games in the previous round of the competition.
The club is definitely not at its best, as evidenced by the quarterfinal match against fierce rivals Los Angeles Galaxy, in which it needed a goal in second-half stoppage time after twice letting a lead slip away. In this way, they will be hoping that they won’t have to struggle as much in these matches.
Absentees: Gareth Bale.
Possible lineup (4-3-3): Maxime Crépeau, Ryan Hollingshead, Eddie Segura, Jesús Murillo, Diego Palacios, José Cifuentes, Ilie Sánchez, Kellyn Acosta, Carlos Vela, Christian Arango, Denis Bouanga.
Betting on Austin FC
Austin FC finished the regular stage of this MLS season with the second-best record in the American Conference thanks to 16 wins, eight draws and ten losses. At the same time (and similar to LAFC), they ended the season on the wrong foot, unable to win in their last three games.
These playoffs have also been challenging for them, as they defeated Real Salt Lake in the round of 16 on penalties following a 2-2 draw. They had to hold on in the dying minutes against a tough Dallas team in the quarterfinals, so this match is expected to be a huge challenge for them.
Absences: There are no absences from Austin FC’s roster.
Possible lineup (4-2-3-1): Brad Stuver, Nick Lima, Julio Cascante, Ruben Gabrielsen, Jon Gallagher, Alexander Ring, Daniel Pereira, Ethan Finlay, Sebastian Driussy, Diego Fagundez, Moussa Djitte.
JefeBet Prediction
Both teams come into this important clash stumbling, and while the standings reflect that LAFC is the better team, things might be different in this clash.
Austin FC won both meetings between these two clubs in the regular season, beating LAFC 6-2 on aggregate in that series, and will surely be a tough opponent again for LAFC.
However, it’s impossible to overlook the fact that the Texans have lost in their last four away games, and failed to score in their last three. Anyhow, we’ll be confident that they might lose by a narrow margin based on what they showed against LAFC in this 2022.
Prediction: Austin FC Asian Handicap (LAFC 2 – AUS 1)
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