Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Austin FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 01:00 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Dario Zuparic

Tomas Pochettino 83' Y

Overview

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Austin FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	3–1	W
19 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
08 Aug	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
05 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
01 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

Austin FC		Portland Timbers
#29	Position	#23
17	Points	24
18	Played	18
4 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
22	Scored	33
36	Conceded	33
-14	GD	+0
0.94	PPG	1.33
22%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Austin FC are 29th (17 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

6/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Myrto Uzuni	6 G
Christian Ramirez	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Q2 Stadium as Austin FC face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Austin FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Against the run of play, Cecilio Dominguez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
11' A stunning finish from Cecilio Dominguez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
14' Brilliant from the ! Diego Fagundez makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 14.
19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 191 games and scored 266 goals.
24' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
29' What a strike from Sebastian Driussi! The score is 4-0.
34' Yimmi Chara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 475 appearances.
39' George Fochive has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Eryk Williamson makes way for Sebastian Blanco at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
51' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' GOAL! Dairon Asprilla fires home to make it 4-1!
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Jhohan Romana on, Sebastian Driussi off on 62 minutes.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dario Zuparic on 63.
68' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
73' The supporters are chanting for Diego Valeri. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 73 minute.
74' A change in the Austin FC ranks — Zan Kolmanic exits the field as Hector Jimenez enters on 74.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
83' The referee calls foul for Tomas Pochettino. He receives a Yellow card.
84' Austin FC ring the changes. Cecilio Dominguez has done his job and it is now time for Jared Stroud to step up.
87' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Zac McGraw on, Pablo Bonilla off on 87 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Matt Besler
24
Nick Lima
14
Diego Fagundez ↓ Tomas Pochettino 74'
18
Julio Cascante
41
Brad Stuver
8
Alexander Ring ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 84'
25
Sebastian Driussi ↓ Jhohan Romana 62'
21
Zan Kolmanic ↓ Hector Jimenez 74'
10
Cecilio Dominguez ↓ Jared Stroud 84'
17
Jon Gallagher
15
Daniel Pereira

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Diego Valeri 73'
2
Jose Van Rankin ↓ Larrys Mabiala 46'
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 87'
12
Steve Clark
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Sebastian Blanco 46'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Zac McGraw 87'
20
George Fochive

Bench

8
Diego Valeri ↑ 73'
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 46'
22
Cristhian Paredes
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 46'
44
Marvin Loria
31
Aljaz Ivacic
98
Blake Bodily
85
Zac McGraw ↑ 87'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 87'

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Driussi	3
Bill Tuiloma	2
Diego Fagundez	2
Jon Gallagher	2
Evander	2
Cecilio Dominguez	2
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	1
Jeremy Ebobisse	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.69 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC50% Draw22% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

50%

Austin FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC37% Draw38% Portland Timbers25%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Clean Sheet