Ventura County vs Austin II

Ventura County face Austin II in the MLS Next Pro (Group Stage) on Sunday 19 April 2026, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park.

At home this season Ventura County average 2.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game; on the road Austin II average 1.9 scored and 0.6 conceded. Ventura County have kept 9 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times; Austin II have 14 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Ventura County have scored 8 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Austin II have scored 7 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Ventura County come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats, while Austin II have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 12 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 90% probability at odds of 1.11.

• Austin II have the better recent form (12 pts vs 9 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Ventura County have scored 66 goals this season compared with 58 for Austin II.
• Defensively, Ventura County have conceded 42 and Austin II have conceded 27.
• Ventura County have won 9 of 14 home matches in this competition.
• The last 4 H2H meetings average 3 goals per game.
• Market rationale: the model sees the teams as evenly matched.

• Ventura County at home: 10 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games.
• Austin II away from home: 11 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats from 14 games.
• Ventura County have taken 9 points from their last 5 matches.
• Austin II have taken 12 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Ventura County have won 0, Austin II have won 2 and 2 ended level. The most recent, on 9 March 2026, finished Austin II 2-2 Ventura County.