{"id":54599,"date":"2026-09-20T22:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T02:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=54599"},"modified":"2026-09-20T22:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T02:12:28","slug":"match-preview-austin-fc-vs-san-diego-fc-09-26-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-austin-fc-vs-san-diego-fc-09-26-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin FC vs San Diego FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin FC<\/a> host San Diego FC<\/a> at Q2 Stadium on Saturday, September 26 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

No fresh injury concerns are reported for either side ahead of this one. Austin FC will lean on striker Christian Ramirez, who has scored 7 goals from 23 shots this season, and Myrto Uzuni, who has fired 47 shots and scored 6 goals, with both expected to lead the line and attacking midfielder Facundo Torres supplying the service \u2014 his 58 chances created lead the squad by some distance. San Diego FC report the same clean bill of health, with strikers Anders Dreyer<\/a> and Marcus Ingvartsen, level on 11 goals each this season, spearheading the attack, while midfielder Onni Valakari’s 23 chances created keep the service flowing.<\/p>\n

Both defenses have been porous this season. Austin’s goal difference sits at -12, the shakier of the pair, while San Diego shipped 5 goals in their last match, an 0-5 loss to Philadelphia Union at home on September 14, though their season-long goal difference of 0 is still healthier than Austin’s. Expect goals at both ends: Ramirez and Torres carry enough craft to trouble San Diego’s back line, while Dreyer and Ingvartsen, level on 11 goals each, offer the visitors a route back into it. Home advantage should tip a tight, open game Austin’s way.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Austin FC vs San Diego FC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n