Saturday , 14 November 2026

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
2
7
Austin FC 13 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #22
34 Points 46
34 Played 34
8 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
42 Scored 62
65 Conceded 61
-23 GD +1
1.00 PPG 1.35
24% Win % 38%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Austin FC are 29th (34 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Austin FC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Brilliant from the ! Cecilio Dominguez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 10.
  • 11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cecilio Dominguez makes it 2-0.
  • 14' Goal! Diego Fagundez scores his 47 goal in 301 matches.
  • 19' It’s high time Josh Wolff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' What a moment for Sebastian Driussi! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zac McGraw suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' The 35-year-old Brad Stuver has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Antony scoring 1 goals.
  • 46' Sebastian Blanco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 55' Dairon Asprilla makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Jhohan Romana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Driussi at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Matt Besler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 301 appearances.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Diego Valeri comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Hector Jimenez on, Zan Kolmanic off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Austin FC have won 287 goals from 207 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomas Pochettino on 83.
  • 84' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Cecilio Dominguez departs to be replaced by Jared Stroud.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Pablo Bonilla is replaced by Zac McGraw.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Austin FC take all three points.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 3
Cecilio Dominguez 2
Evander 2
Bill Tuiloma 2
Diego Fagundez 2
Jon Gallagher 2
Dairon Asprilla 1
Antony 1

Head to Head

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

Austin FC Form

2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-19 Austin FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC L 2021-08-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC L 2021-08-05 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC51% Draw22% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Portland Timbers
49%
Austin FC or Portland Timbers
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC38% Draw38% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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