Austin FC II continues its playoff campaign Sunday night, with the Verde & Black hosting LAFC2 for the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinal. The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 25, and will be available to watch on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.
Austin FC II Outlook
Austin FC II bested San Jose Earthquakes II in the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Quarterfinals in a second-half comeback. The Verde & Black were down 1-0 at the half and came out of the break with renewed ambition as Ibrahima Sall capitalized on a mistake by Quakes II to equalize in the 58th minute. Patrick Gryczewski put Austin on top in the 88th minute as he chested a deflected ball and snapped it in to send the Verde & Black to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinals.
Austin will now host LAFC2 in the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinals. ATXFC II and LAFC2 met only once during the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season in June, with two second-half goals by Ervin Torres and Ibrahima Sall sealing Austin’s seventh shutout win.
LAFC2 Outlook
LAFC2 came out on top of Houston Dynamo 2 in a dramatic 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Quarterfinal match for its first ever playoff win. LAFC 2 took a solid 2-0 lead against Dynamo 2 with goals by Marius Aiyenero and Jude Terry until Dynamo 2 completed a quick comeback to erase a two-goal deficit in six minutes. With neither team able to pull ahead in added time, the match went to penalties with LAFC2 completing four of its five penalty attempts and goalkeeper Ethan Scally making two saves to advance to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinals.
