Two of the top teams in the West square off in a mid-week showdown when Austin FC takes on LAFC.
Los Angeles FC has the most points of any club in Major League Soccer but holds only a narrow one-point lead over FC Dallas and a three-point lead above Austin FC ahead of their matchup tonight inside Banc of California Stadium. LAFC has won its two previous matches against Austin, including Austin’s first-ever match last April. Austin FC is winless so far in May and is looking for its first win outside of the state of Texas since a 3-2 win over D.C. United on April 16th.
How to Watch Austin FC at Los Angeles FC:
Match Date: May 18, 2022
Match Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: My Network TV (KCOPDT – Los Angeles, CA)
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Los Angeles FC lost to Colorado on Saturday by a 2-0 score, ending a run of 18 straight games with a goal dating back to last September. LAFC has scored in its last 31 home MLS matches dating back to August 2020, the longest active streak in MLS.
The loss snapped a four-match unbeaten streak that pushed them to the top of the table in the West.
The visitors enter tonight on a two-game skid and now look to break a larger problem for the second-year club, which is winning away from Q2 Stadium. Austin has just two wins in its last 19 road matches in MLS (three draws and 14 losses) and hasn’t managed a clean sheet in its last 15 away games.
Austin has almost surpassed its win total from a year ago. With six wins in their first 11 games, Austin could conceivably pass their debut season win total of nine by mid-summer.
Diego Fagúndez moved to the top of the MLS assists chart with his seventh of the season on Saturday, setting up Alexander Ring. Fagúndez has recorded more assists in a single MLS season just twice in his career (10 in 2018 and eight in 2017, both with New England).
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