Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Austin FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Mon 18 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 39' Felipe Mora

0–2 64' Evander

Sebastian Driussi 75' 1–2

Owen Wolff 57' Y

Julio Cascante 61' Y

Y 90' Antony

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 34 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Austin FC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC 2022-09-01 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2022-03-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC 2021-11-07 Portland Timbers 3–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	St. Louis City	A	3–6	L
16 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
21 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–5	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Austin FC and Portland Timbers is underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Antony scoring 1 goals.
25' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Felipe Mora is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
49' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' A moment of madness from Owen Wolff on 57 minutes earns him a card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julio Cascante on 61.
64' The Brazil Evander breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 0-2!
69' Ethan Finlay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Owen Wolff on 69 minute.
74' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Against the run of play, Sebastian Driussi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Eric Miller is withdrawn and Juan Mosquera gets his opportunity.
85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' A change in the Austin FC ranks — Will Bruin exits the field as CJ Fodrey enters on 86.
90' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
90' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Evander by Larrys Mabiala on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Austin FC 1-2 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Driussi	3
Jon Gallagher	2
Cecilio Dominguez	2
Evander	2
Bill Tuiloma	2
Diego Fagundez	2
Claudio Bravo	1
David Pereira da Costa	1

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-09-02 New England Revolution 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-08-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin FC L 2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC L 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.97 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC29% Draw25% Portland Timbers46%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Portland Timbers

71%

Austin FC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC23% Draw41% Portland Timbers36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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