Austin 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 18 October 2026 · Q2 Stadium · referee T. Penso · full time
Full time: Austin 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Austin 2-1 in MLS on Sunday 18 October 2026 at Q2 Stadium. The goals: Myrto Uzuni 40', Ryan Gauld 46', Yadaly Diaby 71'.
How Vancouver Whitecaps won it
The opening goal came in the 40th minute: Myrto Uzuni for Austin. Vancouver Whitecaps levelled at 1-1 in the 46th minute through Ryan Gauld, set up by Emmanuel Sabbi. Vancouver Whitecaps turned it round: Yadaly Diaby made it 1-2 in the 71st minute, set up by Tate Johnson.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, T. Penso, showed 3 yellow cards: 0 to Austin and 3 to Vancouver Whitecaps.
Austin: D. Arnaud, 3-4-3 · Vancouver Whitecaps: J. Sørensen, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.87 for Austin and 0.38 for Vancouver Whitecaps.
Vancouver Whitecaps made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.6 goals.
Austin had 5 shots on target, Vancouver Whitecaps 3.
Vancouver Whitecaps had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Austin came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.03 expected goals for and 1.96 against, and had won 26% of their matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 2.04 expected goals for and 1.20 against, and had won 52% of their matches.
Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps: the match in numbers
| Austin | Match statistics | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Ball possession | 54% |
| 0.87 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.38 |
| 9 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 450 | Total passes | 526 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 4 | Corners | 6 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 21 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Myrto Uzuni (Austin), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Austin
- Myrto Uzuni 7.5 1 goal
- Brandon Vazquez 7.1
- Jorge Alastuey 6.9
- Brendan Hines-Ike 6.7
- Facundo Torres 6.6
Vancouver Whitecaps
- Ryan Gauld 7.4 1 goal
- Yadaly Diaby 7.2 1 goal
- Tate Johnson 7.2 1 assist
- Yohei Takaoka 7.1
- Bruno Caicedo 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Brad Stuver at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Austin: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Vancouver Whitecaps: Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps
What was the score in Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Austin 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps (half-time 1-0), MLS, Sunday 18 October 2026.
Who scored in Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Myrto Uzuni 40', Ryan Gauld 46', Yadaly Diaby 71'.
Did Moneyball predict Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Myrto Uzuni, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Austin vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
T. Penso.
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