Austin vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow2 clips- 18′Philadelphia Union, goal:0–1assist
- 21′Austin, goal:1–1assist
- 38′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 41′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 1
- 57′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 57′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 63′Austin, substitution:off
- 63′Austin, substitution:off
- 72′Austin, substitution:off
- 72′Austin, substitution:off
- 74′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 74′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 84′Austin, substitution:off
- 90+3′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 90+6′Austin, yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 1
Lineups
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Austin
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Philadelphia Union
4-4-2
Key Stats
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Austin
Philadelphia Union
Match report
Austin and Philadelphia Union share the points in Major League Soccer draw
Austin and Philadelphia Union drew 1-1 in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 21 fixture, with both goals coming inside the opening 21 minutes. The result left Austin on 21 points from 21 games in 28th place, with Philadelphia Union also on 21 points but 25th.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cavan Sullivan put the visitors ahead in the 18th minute, converting after being set up by Nathan Harriel. Austin responded quickly, level within three minutes as Brendan Hines-Ike scored from a Joseph Rosales assist to make it 1-1, a score that held through half-time and to the final whistle.
Austin had the better of the possession, holding 55 percent of the ball to Philadelphia Union's 45, and also edged the shot count 12 to 9, with six on target compared to three for the visitors. Philadelphia Union committed more fouls, 13 against Austin's eight, and picked up two yellow cards to the home side's one.
Hines-Ike scored Austin's equaliser and was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 7.7 rating.
Austin's 55 percent share of possession reflected their control of the ball for large spells of the contest.
Austin and Philadelphia Union drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1).
Austin met Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 21). Kick-off was Sunday, 23 August 2026, 01:00 UTC at Q2 Stadium. Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque.
Team pages: Austin · Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 18' Goal: Cavan Sullivan (assist: Nathan Harriel) — 0–1 · Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal video (18')
- 21' Goal: Brendan Hines-Ike (assist: Joseph Rosales) — 1–1 · Watch Brendan Hines-Ike's goal video (21')
Starting line-ups
Austin
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Austin 45%, the draw 26%, Philadelphia Union 29%. It finished Austin 1–1 Philadelphia Union.
Home ground outweighs Philadelphia Union's rating edge — Philadelphia Union are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage gives Austin the lean. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Austin at 45%?
Home ground, against the rating. Philadelphia Union sit 79 points higher on our strength rating — 1488 to 1566. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,522 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,101 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 45%?
Because Philadelphia Union are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 26% and Philadelphia Union at 29%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,962. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Philadelphia Union are missing 2 regular starters — Jovan Lukić, Cavan Sullivan — about 18% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Austin vs Philadelphia Union final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Cavan Sullivan's goal against Austin (18').
- Watch Brendan Hines-Ike's goal against Philadelphia Union (21').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Austin 1–1 Philadelphia Union. Explore more on the Austin and Philadelphia Union team pages or the Major League Soccer page.