Austin FC vs San Diego FC — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 27 September 2026

MLS·Sunday, 27 September 2026

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 16.2 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

Austin

39%

top pick

Draw

26%

result

San Diego

35%

Final score

3–3

Top pick missed

Metis gave the draw 26.4% before kick-off, and its most likely result was an Austin win. Expected goals 1.54–1.35 against 3–3 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals55%6 scored
Both teams score59%yes
Austin clean sheet26%no
San Diego clean sheet22%no
Austin score 2+45%yes
San Diego score 2+40%yes

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.1358
1X2 Brier score0.8129
Probability on the result26.4%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (12.4%), 1–2 (8.9%), 2–1 (7.7%). It finished 3–3.

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Austin FC

22 FebHvs Minnesota United2–2D
1 MarHvs DC United1–0W
8 MarAvs Charlotte1–3L
15 MarAvs Real Salt Lake1–2L
22 MarHvs Los Angeles FC0–0D

San Diego FC

22 FebHvs CF Montreal5–0W
2 MarHvs St. Louis City2–0W
8 MarAvs Sporting Kansas City1–0W
15 MarAvs FC Dallas3–3D
22 MarHvs Real Salt Lake2–2D

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.

Model context

StatAustin FC
(Home · 17 matches)
San Diego FC
(Away · 17 matches)
BTTS rate70.6%58.8%
Over 2.5 rate52.9%52.9%
Clean sheet23.5%17.6%
Avg goals2.763.12

Home stats use Austin FC's home record; away stats use San Diego FC's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.