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Austin FC Austin FC vs Los Angeles FC Prediction 07/05/2025 Picks

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Los Angeles (7-5-5) vs Austin FC (7-5-8)

July 5, 2025 at 08:30 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: Austin FC +170 / Los Angeles FC +140 — Over/Under: 2.5

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Los Angeles FC will visit Austin FC on Saturday, July 5th, 2025, at the Q2 Stadiumin this Week 21 Major League Soccer matchup. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC Prediction. We will examine:
Austin FC recent form and player performance
Los Angeles FC recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving Austin FC
Recent betting trends and streaks involving Los Angeles FC
Recent betting trends in games played between the Los Angeles FC and Austin FC
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC game

Austin FC Preview

Austin has 26 points this season and are tied with Colorado and Los Angeles FC on the 7th place of the Western Conference. Austin has a 7-8-5 record this season, and are 4-2-4 at home. Austin is coming off a 0-2 road defeat by the Seattle Sounders, and have lost only twice in their last 8 overall games. They have been undefeated in in 9 of their last 10 home games and under is 6-2 in their last 8 overall games.

Austin is averaging 0.70 goals per game, while allowing 1.10 goals per game. Brandon Vazquez leads Austin’s offense this season with 4 total goals.

Los Angeles FC Preview

Los Angeles FC has 26 points this season and are tied with Austin and Colorado on the 7th place of the Western Conference. Los Angeles FC has a 7-5-5 record this season and they are 1-3-4 on the road. LA FC is coming off a 0-1 home defeat by Vancouver, and have been winless in their last four games. Under is 4-0 in their last 4 games.

Los Angeles FC is averaging 1.76 goals per game, while allowing 1.41 goals per game. Denis Bouanga leads Los Angeles FC’s offense this season, with 7 total goals.

Why Austin FC will win

Austin FC has won four of its last five MLS games as a home underdog following a loss.
Los Angeles FC has lost three of its last four MLS games as an away favorite following a loss.
The home team has won three of Austin FC’s last four MLS games.

Why Los Angeles FC will win

Los Angeles FC has won four of its last five MLS night games following a loss.
Los Angeles FC has won four of its last six MLS games following a loss.
Los Angeles FC has won 11 of its last 15 MLS night games as a favorite.

Total Points Facts

The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in each of the last six MLS night games between Austin FC and Los Angeles FC.
The ‘Both Teams to Score’ market has hit in each of the last four MLS games between Austin FC and Los Angeles FC at Q2 Stadium.
The ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ market has hit in seven of Austin FC’s last eight MLS games.
The ‘Over 3.5 Goals’ market has hit in five of Los Angeles FC’s last six MLS games.

Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC Prediction

In their previous meeting earlier this season, Austin won 1-0 on the road.  Philadelphia is 5-1-2 in their last 8 overall meetings against Nashville, and have won their last two visits in Nashville. Under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings in Nashville. LA FC is 4-1-2 in their last 7 overall meetings against Austin, and 3-1-1 in their last 5 visits in Austin. Under is 4-0 in their last 4 meetings.
In this Los Angeles FC vs Austin FC Prediction, both teams are coming at a pickem price. Both teams have the same number of points this season, but Austin has only two losses in their 10 home games this season, and have lost only once in their last 10. On the other hand, LA FC has only one win in their 8 road games, and have been winless in their last four. I expect Austin to not lose today at home, so take Austin FC PK in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Austin FC PK

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