Vancouver Whitecaps come from behind to beat Austin 2-1 in MLS

Vancouver Whitecaps beat hosts Austin 2-1 in a matchday 30 fixture of the 2026 MLS season, played on 18 October 2026 at 03:30 Damascus time.

Austin opened the scoring through Myrto Uzuni in the 40th minute, before Vancouver Whitecaps turned the result around in the second half with two goals scored by Ryan Stewart Gauld in the 47th minute and Yadaly Diaby in the 71st minute.

Myrto Uzuni received the player of the match award despite his team's defeat, having scored a goal and played the full match with a performance rating of 8.06.

In terms of statistics, Vancouver Whitecaps dominated possession with 54 percent compared to 46 for Austin, and had 10 shots compared to 9 for the hosts, while expected goals stood at 0.91 for Vancouver against 0.72 for Austin. The match saw no red cards, while Vancouver Whitecaps received 3 yellow cards compared to none for Austin.

With this result, Vancouver Whitecaps top the Western Conference standings with 52 points from 29 matches after 15 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses, with a goal difference of 61 for and 30 against.

Meanwhile, Austin's tally remained at 31 points from 29 matches in 14th place in the Western Conference, after 7 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, scoring 37 goals and conceding 54.