Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls Predictions

Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews in MLS. New York Red Bulls make just their second-ever trip to Q2 Stadium to face Austin FC in Saturday’s MLS fixture. Read on for our free predictions and tips.

MLS Playoffs | June 15 2025 at 1:30 am UK at Q2 Stadium

Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls Predictions

Can Austin’s Defence Frustrate the Flying Red Bulls at Q2 Stadium?

• Austin’s Attacking Struggles Persist
  • They’ve managed just 13 goals across the season—fewer than any other Western Conference side and less than one per game on average.
• Red Bulls’ Away Form a Worry—but Not Hopeless
  • Despite four defeats in their last six road games, New York are chasing back-to-back away victories for the first time this season, suggesting recent improvements.
• Choupo-Moting Continues to Deliver
  • The Red Bulls striker has hit six goals in as many games, with nearly two-thirds of those coming in the first half—a constant early threat.

Best Bet for Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls

Saturday night in Texas is set to sizzle, but not just because of the weather. Austin FC will roll out the green carpet at Q2 Stadium as they prepare to host an in-form New York Red Bulls outfit in a clash that could have big implications at both ends of the MLS play-off picture. The visitors arrive full of confidence after three consecutive league wins, while Austin are clinging on to seventh in the Western Conference with some rather nervy home form. Something’s got to give, and it might get spicy.

Austin have been a curious side this season. They’re not bad—far from it—but they’ve developed a knack for drawing games that should have been buried or losing matches they seemed to have in their grasp. Their most recent outing, a composed 2-0 away win over the Colorado Rapids, finally offered a glimpse of the resilience they’ve been lacking. That was just their first MLS away victory since March and, more tellingly, their seventh clean sheet of the season. But despite that, they’ve found goals hard to come by—only 13 so far, the fewest in their conference.

The Red Bulls, meanwhile, have gone from patchy to potent almost overnight. After stumbling through a sticky patch of form, they found a spark in their dramatic US Open Cup comeback and haven’t looked back. Three straight wins in the league, eight goals scored, and a sense of purpose has returned to the squad. Their top scorer, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, is now bullying defences and striding about with the sort of confidence you’d expect from someone playing in a title-challenging side, not a team with four away defeats already on the record.

Best Bet for Austin FC vs New York Red Bulls

🏆 New York Red Bulls or Draw (Double Chance)

At BettingTips4You.com, we don’t deal in clutter. We’re not here to chuck out five bets and hope one hits. Instead, we go deep, do the work, and bring you one tip. The best one. The one we actually believe in. For this intriguing MLS clash, our chosen play is New York Red Bulls or Draw (Double Chance).

Now, some will say Austin’s home advantage counts for plenty—and on paper, sure, they’ve only lost once in their last seven league games at Q2 Stadium. But context is everything. They’ve only managed to win three of nine home games and have looked sluggish in attack, scoring a measly 13 goals all season. Yes, they’re sturdy defensively, but they simply don’t do enough going forward to convincingly back them for three points here.

New York, on the other hand, are building momentum. The Red Bulls have been ruthless of late. Choupo-Moting is in dazzling form, and the team as a whole has started to attack with purpose and finish with flair. Their 2-0 dismantling of Atlanta United was full of composure and confidence. Even with injuries to Lewis Morgan and Felipe Carballo, they’re a side surging with belief.

The away form is admittedly mixed—just one win in their last five on the road—but this feels like the right moment. Austin struggle against pressing sides, and if New York come out with the same aggressive energy they’ve shown recently, they won’t leave Texas empty-handed.

“Austin might be tidy at the back, but they don’t scare anyone up top. The Red Bulls are the ones with the bite right now, and they’ll have enough to get something here.”
– BettingTips4You.com expert Herrin Kendrick

As far as a scoreline? A 1-1 draw looks entirely plausible. Austin might get on the board with a scrappy finish, but don’t bet on them holding Choupo-Moting off for 90 minutes.

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