FT · USA: MLS · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Austin FC 3–3 San Diego FCMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was San Diego FC or draw at 68%. Bawler had Austin FC at 32%, the draw at 25% and San Diego FC at 42%. The match finished 3–3.

Pre-match probability vs result

Austin FC win
32%
Draw
25%
Result
San Diego FC win
42%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.4 – 1.6
Total 3.0
Actual
3 – 3
Total 6 (+3.0 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.3 – 1.9
From the match itself

The match produced 3.0 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 80%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 25%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"San Diego's 1.62 expected goals and 10-point win-probability edge make Over 1.5 Goals the model's 80% call in a fixture projecting 3.02 total xG."

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