Saturday , 14 November 2026

Portland Timbers vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
2 – 2
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 7 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Dario Zuparic 33' 1–0
1–1 59' Jon Gallagher
Claudio Bravo 71' 2–1
2–2 90+2' Will Bruin
Franck Boli 40' Y
Claudio Bravo 56' Y
Dario Zuparic 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Austin FC — MLS at Providence Park.

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

7
2
4
Portland Timbers 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Austin FC H 2–2 D
30 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 W
09 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
02 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
30 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
16 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–0 D
08 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
26 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Austin FC
#22 Position #29
46 Points 34
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
62 Scored 42
61 Conceded 65
+1 GD -23
1.35 PPG 1.00
38% Win % 24%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Providence Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Emiliano Rigoni has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Austin FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Daniel Pereira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
  • 30' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' The deadlock is broken! Dario Zuparic gets on the scoresheet on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Brazil international Evander has been a key figure this campaign — 11 goals and 9 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Franck Boli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josh Wolff might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Claudio Bravo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Claudio Bravo on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
  • 59' Magnificent from Jon Gallagher! That is 20 goals in 303 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Yimmi Chara gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Marvin Loria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Magnificent from Claudio Bravo! That is 2 goals in 192 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Julio Cascante departs to be replaced by Nick Lima.
  • 78' Franck Boli makes way for Jaroslaw Niezgoda at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 83' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Adam Lundqvist as he leaves the pitch. Ethan Finlay steps in for Austin FC.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dario Zuparic on 87.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 3
Cecilio Dominguez 2
Evander 2
Bill Tuiloma 2
Diego Fagundez 2
Jon Gallagher 2
Oleksandr Svatok 1
Facundo Torres Perez 1

Head to Head

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 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Austin FC Form

2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 Austin FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-04-08 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L 2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers59% Draw21% Austin FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
80%
Draw or Austin FC
41%
Portland Timbers or Austin FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers45% Draw38% Austin FC17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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