Austin FC beat Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1. Bawler's model favoured Vancouver Whitecaps at 78% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Austin FC 7%. It forecast 3.5 goals and the match produced 3. Vancouver Whitecaps had 20 shots (6 on target) to Austin FC's 4 (2), with 60% of the ball against 40%. On expected goals it was 2.7 to 0.8, so Vancouver Whitecaps created the better chances and still lost the game.
Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.
What we expected before kickoff.
Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.
What we published for this match, strongest first.
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 85%
First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).
Austin FC beat Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1. Bawler's model favoured Vancouver Whitecaps at 78% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Austin FC 7%. It forecast 3.5 goals and the match produced 3. Vancouver Whitecaps had 20 shots (6 on target) to Austin FC's 4 (2), with 60% of the ball against 40%. On expected goals it was 2.7 to 0.8, so Vancouver Whitecaps created the better chances and still lost the game.
Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Austin FC, played on 13 Sept 2026 in the USA: MLS. Bawler's model had gone into it with Vancouver Whitecaps 78%, the draw 14% and Austin FC 7%.
Full-time: Possession 60%–40%, Expected goals (xG) 2.7–0.8, Shots 20–4, Shots on target 6–2, Shots inside box 18–3, Big chances 4–2, Corners 6–0, Saves 0–5, Fouls 16–14, Offsides 2–1, Yellow cards 2–5, Red cards 0–1.
Yes — both Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC scored, finishing 1–2. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 50% before kickoff.
Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Vancouver Whitecaps to win 78%, it finished Austin FC won (7% called); Total goals — we said 3.5, it finished 3; Both teams to score — we said 50%, it finished Yes.