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 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

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	#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Austin FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Sebastian Driussi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
25' Austin FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' Colombia international Dairon Asprilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Felipe Mora has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
44' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Larrys Mabiala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' Owen Wolff is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
61' Controversy at the stadium! Julio Cascante argues furiously but the card stands.
64' Assisted by Felipe Mora with the perfectly-timed delivery and Evander makes no mistake. 0-2!
69' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Owen Wolff is replaced by Ethan Finlay.
74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' What composure from Sebastian Driussi! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-2.
80' Juan Mosquera is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eric Miller at the 80 minute mark.
85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
86' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Will Bruin is withdrawn and CJ Fodrey gets his opportunity.
90' The referee calls foul for Antony. He receives a card.
90' Portland Timbers make a change. Evander trudges off to be replaced by Larrys Mabiala on 90 minutes.
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
Bill Tuiloma	2
Diego Fagundez	2
Jon Gallagher	2
Evander	2
Cecilio Dominguez	2
Zac McGraw	1
Hector Jimenez	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

1.51 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC28% Draw24% Portland Timbers48%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Portland Timbers

72%

Austin FC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC23% Draw40% Portland Timbers37%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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