It’s apparent Austin FC has put an emphasis on team defense to start the 2025 season, and it’s something that paid off Saturday with the club’s biggest league win in 11 months. The Verde & Black topped perennial MLS power LAFC 1-0 on Saturday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles behind an impressive defensive display — by the backline in particular — and Guilherme Biro’s first-half goal on a header off a corner kick.

While Austin FC hasn’t yet found its attacking rhythm so far this season, scoring just two goals through four games, it’s also conceded just as few. The result has been four consecutive matches settled by 1-0 scorelines: two wins and two losses.

The Black & Gold fall 1-0 in a Saturday matinee match, allowing their first goal at home and suffering their first defeat of the season at BMO Stadium