Austin FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Austin FC

1 – 2

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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 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 12 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
#28	Position	#26
31	Points	32
27	Played	27
7 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
35	Scored	48
47	Conceded	51
-12	GD	-3
1.15	PPG	1.19
26%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Austin FC are 28th (31 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/6

61-75

3/3

76+

12/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Christian Ramirez	9 G	2 A
Myrto Uzuni	6 G

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Q2 Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
10' Austin FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' The 29-year-old Leo Vaisanen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
35' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
44' Dario Zuparic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
49' Austin FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Oleksandr Svatok scoring 1 goals.
54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Austin FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' That is a card for Austin FC. Owen Wolff will be fuming at that decision.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julio Cascante on 61.
64' Goal! Evander scores his 58 goal in 293 matches.
69' Austin FC make a change. Owen Wolff trudges off to be replaced by Ethan Finlay on 69 minutes.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' GOAL! Sebastian Driussi scores on 75. Assisted by Alexander Ring
80' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Eric Miller by Juan Mosquera on 80 minute.
85' Austin FC have won 272 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
86' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Will Bruin by CJ Fodrey on 86 minute.
90' Antony has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
90' Larrys Mabiala gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Evander and will look to change the dynamic.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

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
Evander	2
Bill Tuiloma	2
Diego Fagundez	2
Jon Gallagher	2
Facundo Torres Perez	1
Cristhian Paredes	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

1.58 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 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: 3.44

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

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.1%

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	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	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.