Vancouver Whitecaps vs Austin FC

atWhitecaps at Austin FC

October 17 · 8:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Vancouver Whitecaps1st in the Western ConferenceWLWLL40 pts12-4

Austin FC14th in the Western ConferenceLDWLW21 pts5-10

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Vancouver Whitecaps2012-4-4+2740

2Houston Dynamo FC2112-2-7+438

3LAFC2210-5-7+1435

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

12LA Galaxy226-8-8-526

13Seattle Sounders FC207-4-9-525

14Austin FC215-6-10-1421

Sporting Kansas City214-3-14-3115

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is. MLS Player Availability Report, updated through Matchday 22.

Vancouver Whitecaps6 listed

Jeevan BadwalMidfielder · is out (concussion protocol).

Kenji CabreraForward · is out (foot).

Aleksa CvetkovićMidfielder · is out (not due to injury).

Belal HalbouniDefender · is out (knee).

Kwasi PokuForward · is out (hamstring).

Ranko VeselinovićDefender · is out (knee).

Austin FC1 listed

Owen Wolffis out (ankle).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Vancouver Whitecaps4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Yohei Takaoka#1Goalkeeper

Ralph Priso-Mbongue#6Left center back

Tristan Blackmon#33Right center back

Tate Johnson#28Left back

Édier Ocampo#18Right back

Thomas Müller#13Attacking midfield

Andrés Cubas#20Left midfield

Oliver Larraz#8Right midfield

Brian White#24Forward

Emmanuel Sabbi#11AM-L

Ryan Gauld#25AM-R

Austin FC3-4-3 · from Aug 22

Brad Stuver#1Goalkeeper

Oleksandr Svatok#5Center back

Guilherme Biro#29Left center back

Brendan Hines-Ike#4Right center back

Besard Sabovic#14CM-L

Ervin Torres#38CM-R

Joseph Rosales#30Left midfield

Jon Gallagher#17Right midfield

Christian Ramírez#21Forward

Myrto Uzuni#10CF-L

Jorge Alastuey#24CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

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atWhitecaps at Austin FC

October 17 · 8:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Vancouver Whitecaps1st in the Western ConferenceWLWLL40 pts12-4

Austin FC14th in the Western ConferenceLDWLW21 pts5-10

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

1Vancouver Whitecaps2012-4-4+2740

2Houston Dynamo FC2112-2-7+438

3LAFC2210-5-7+1435

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

12LA Galaxy226-8-8-526

13Seattle Sounders FC207-4-9-525

14Austin FC215-6-10-1421

Sporting Kansas City214-3-14-3115

Injury report

Vancouver Whitecaps6 listed

Jeevan BadwalMidfielder · is out (concussion protocol).

Kenji CabreraForward · is out (foot).

Aleksa CvetkovićMidfielder · is out (not due to injury).

Belal HalbouniDefender · is out (knee).

Kwasi PokuForward · is out (hamstring).

Ranko VeselinovićDefender · is out (knee).

Austin FC1 listed

Owen Wolffis out (ankle).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Vancouver Whitecaps4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

Yohei Takaoka#1Goalkeeper

Ralph Priso-Mbongue#6Left center back

Tristan Blackmon#33Right center back

Tate Johnson#28Left back

Édier Ocampo#18Right back

Thomas Müller#13Attacking midfield

Andrés Cubas#20Left midfield

Oliver Larraz#8Right midfield

Brian White#24Forward

Emmanuel Sabbi#11AM-L

Ryan Gauld#25AM-R

Austin FC3-4-3 · from Aug 22

Brad Stuver#1Goalkeeper

Oleksandr Svatok#5Center back

Guilherme Biro#29Left center back

Brendan Hines-Ike#4Right center back

Besard Sabovic#14CM-L

Ervin Torres#38CM-R

Joseph Rosales#30Left midfield

Jon Gallagher#17Right midfield

Christian Ramírez#21Forward

Myrto Uzuni#10CF-L

Jorge Alastuey#24CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Austin FC — Oct 17, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Austin FC — Oct 17, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings