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 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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	#28
14	Points	14
15	Played	14
3 / 5 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
19	Scored	22
31	Conceded	28
-12	GD	-6
0.93	PPG	1.00
20%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Austin FC are 29th (14 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

4/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Q2 Stadium!
5' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Austin FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' GOAL! Felipe Mora scores on 39.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josh Wolff might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' Yimmi Chara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Austin FC tonight.
57' Austin FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
61' It’s gonna be a card for Julio Cascante.
64' Against the run of play, Evander has scored! This game has turned on its head.
69' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Owen Wolff is withdrawn and Ethan Finlay gets his opportunity.
74' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Dairon Asprilla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' Sebastian Driussi does the damage! The net is bulging and Austin FC surge ahead!
80' Eric Miller makes way for Juan Mosquera at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
85' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
86' CJ Fodrey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Bruin at the 86 minute mark.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Antony.
90' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Evander is withdrawn and Larrys Mabiala gets his opportunity.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Cecilio Dominguez	2
Bill Tuiloma	2
Diego Fagundez	2
Jon Gallagher	2
Evander	2
Jonathan Rodriguez	1
Daniel Pereira	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

1.59 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Austin FC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC31% Draw25% Portland Timbers44%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

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

56%

Draw or Portland Timbers

69%

Austin FC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC26% Draw41% Portland Timbers33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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