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Austin vs Orlando City betting tips: Major League Soccer preview, predictions and odds


This'll be a first-ever meeting between Austin FC and Orlando City. To date, the Verde and Black have lost just nine of 23 matches at Q2 Stadium. The Lions have only won one of seven matches in Texas, beating Houston 1-0 in 2015. 

Both teams to score is 4/7.

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is 20/21.

Austin FC to win and over 2.5 goals is 2/1.

Sebastián Driussi has scored seven goals so far this season. He is 4/1 to break the deadlock and 6/4 to score anytime. 

Match preview

12 games into just their second-ever MLS campaign, Austin FC proudly sit top of the Western Conference.

On Wednesday night, the west's top two met at Banc of California Stadium, and it was the Verde and Black who left with a famous 2-1 victory.

Ruben Gabrielsen and Diego Fagúndez on target as they leapfrogged LAFC to the top of the standings.

Before this, Josh Wolff's men had just wobbled a bit, losing back-to-back games, but have now won five of their last seven.

The Texans have collected ten points on the road this season, more than the eight they mustered across the entirety of their debut campaign.

At home, the Verde and Black have won four of six matches so far, and will be looking to further improve that ratio here.

Orlando City though come into this cross-conference affair just one point adrift the east's summit.

The Lions were last in action a week ago when Kyle Smith's stoppage time header ensured they left Toronto with all the points.

Overall, Óscar Pareja's team have won four and lost three since the start of April, inconsistency that means they're only fourth in the east.

Will Austin FC make home advantage count at Q2 Stadium?

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Ben Gray

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