As a public service from Verde All Day, we're going to keep tabs on some of the important stats and visualizations from the 2026 MLS regular season.
All basic stats courtesy of FotMob and MLSSoccer.com, plus xPoints/goals added data plus visualizations courtesy of American Soccer Analysis.
Updated Aug. 18, following Matchweek 19.
Overall team performance
Record
4W 10L 5D (17 points)
Standings
14th in the West
If the season ended today, Austin would ...
... miss the playoffs, badly.
xPoints
This is a supermetric calculating how many points a team should have based on ASA metrics.
16.96 (29th in MLS)
Goals added differential
-15.82 (18.35 goals added, 34.18 goals added against) (29th in MLS)
Game state, in minutes
Leading: 383 (22.13%)
Tied: 914 (52.83%)
Behind: 433 (25.02%)
Note: In 19 matches this season, Verde's been ahead in nine and behind in 11 (and, of course, tied in 19, since matches start 0-0). Proportionally, Verde's led most in three matches, been tied most in 11 matches, and been behind most in five matches.
Rolling NPxGD
The new playing style has perhaps contributed to an uptick in xG and a dip in xGA, but it's still in the negative.
Goals
Total after 19 matches: 23
Goal leaders
- Myrto Uzuni: 6
- Christian Ramírez: 5
- Jon Bell: 2
- Jayden Nelson: 2
- Guilherme Biro: 1
- Mikkel Desler: 1
- Owen Goal: 1
- Brendan Hines-Ike: 1
- Joseph Rosales: 1
- Ilie Sánchez: 1
- Ervin Torres: 1
- Facundo Torres: 1
Team xG
- 18.8 (29th in MLS)
xG (expected goals) leaders
- Myrto Uzuni: 5.3
- Christian Ramírez: 2.5
- Facundo Torres: 1.9
xGOT (expected goals on target) leaders
- Myrto Uzuni: 5.7
- Christian Ramírez: 4
- Facundo Torres: 2.5
Big chances
- 28 (30th in MLS)
Big chances missed
- 16 (30th in MLS)
Touches in opposition box
- 367 (26th in MLS)
Ends scored in (for home matches)
- North: 9 (69%)
- South: 4 (31%)
Minutes scored in
- 0-15: 6 (26%)
- 16-30: 2 (9%)
- 31-45: 3 (13%)
- 46-60: 2 (9%)
- 61-75: 1 (4%)
- 76-90: 9 (39%)
Means scored by
- Open play: 13
- Set pieces: 9
- Penalty kicks: 1
Shot Chart
Assists
- Total after 19 matches (including secondary assists): 25
Assist leaders
- Facundo Torres: 6 (tied for 22th in MLS)
- Myrto Uzuni: 5
- Guilherme Biro: 2
- Joseph Rosales: 2
- Robert Taylor: 2
- Ervin Torres: 2
Key passes leaders
- Facundo Torres: 44 (7th in MLS)
- Joseph Rosales: 13
- Jon Gallagher: 12
xA (expected assists) leaders
- Facundo Torres: 3.2
- Jon Gallagher: 1.9
- Joseph Rosales: 1.8
Passing Network
Here's what it's looking like with the new formation.
Defense
xGA (expected goals against)
- 40.03 (27th in MLS)
Saves per match
- 4.8 (1st in MLS)
Interceptions per match
- 7.5 (28th in MLS)
Tackles per match
- 12.2 (29th in MLS)
Clearances per match
- 23.4 (16th in MLS)
Clean sheets
- 4 (vs. DC, vs. LAFC, vs. Houston, vs. St. Louis)
Own goals
- Guilherme Biro: 1
- Oleksandr Svatok: 1
Minutes opponents scored in
- 0-15: 3 (8%)
- 16-30: 5 (13%)
- 31-45: 5 (13%)
- 46-60: 4 (11%)
- 61-75: 5 (13%)
- 76-90: 16 (42%)
Means opponents scored by
- Open play: 23
- Set pieces: 8
- Penalty kicks: 1
Ends opponents scored in (for home matches)
- North: 8 (67%)
- South: 4 (33%)
Points dropped due to goals let in from winning or drawing positions at the 68th minute or later
17, and here's how:
- Feb. 22, vs. Minnesota, goal allowed at 90' (turning 2-1 lead into 2-2 draw), two points dropped;
- March 7, at Charlotte, goals allowed at 68' and 90' + 3' (turning 1-1 draw into 3-1 loss), one point dropped (three total);
- March 14, at Real Salt Lake, goal allowed at 88' (turning 1-1 draw into 2-1 loss), one point dropped (four total);
- April 4, at Miami, goal allowed at 82' (turning 2-1 lead into 2-2 draw), two points dropped (six total);
- April 18, at Toronto, goal allowed at 88' (turning 3-2 lead into 3-3 draw), two points dropped (eight total);
- April 22, at San Jose, goals allowed at 78', 83', 85', and 89' (turning 1-1 draw into 5-1 loss), one point dropped (nine total);
- May 10, at Minnesota, goals allowed at 69' and 77' (turning 1-0 lead into 2-1 defecit), two points dropped (with Verde scoring goal at 79' to equalize) (11 total); and
- May 17, vs. SKC, goals allowed at 79' and 82' (turning 1-0 lead into 2-1 loss), three points dropped (14 total)
- Aug. 1 at Colorado, goal allowed at 90’+4’ (turning 0-0 draw into 1-0 loss), one point dropped (16 total)
- Aug. 16, vs. Dallas, goal allowed at 73’ (turning 1-1 draw into 2-1 loss), one point dropped (17 total)
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