Overview
- Game 1 kicks off Wednesday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles in a best-of-three first round between No. 3 LAFC (17-8-9) and No. 6 Austin FC (13-13-8).
- BETMGM lists LAFC at -269 with Austin at +645, with a 2.5-goal total.
- Austin won both regular-season meetings 1-0, frustrating LAFC with compact defending and set-piece moments.
- Denis Bouanga returns after a 24-goal season, with Son Heung‑min back in training as coach Steve Cherundolo touts a “very dangerous LAFC.”
- Austin midfielder Yaw Yeboah is on MLS administrative leave for potential rules violations and has been away from team activities.