Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Austin FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 03:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Zac McGraw 39' Y
Y 44' Daniel Pereira
Antony 53' Y
Jimer Fory 55' Y
Julio Ortiz 64' Y
Cristhian Paredes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Austin FC — MLS at Providence Park.

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

6
2
4
Portland Timbers 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC 2024-05-30 Austin FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Austin FC H 1–0 W
23 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L
20 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
06 Oct FC Dallas H 0–0 D
03 Oct Austin FC H 0–1 L
29 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
23 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
20 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–2 W
06 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
03 Oct Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
29 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs Austin FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Austin FC is showing some good football. However, Austin FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 195 games and scored 272 goals.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact .
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Zac McGraw. He receives a card.
  • 42' Another change for Austin FC made on 42 minute. Julio Cascante leaves to be changed by Oleksandr Svatok.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Pereira argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julio Cascante, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' Antony has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
  • 55' Jimer Fory has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 55.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Jader Obrian as he leaves the pitch. Myrto Uzuni steps in for Austin FC.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Julio Ortiz. He receives a card.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Felipe Mora as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Kelsy steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Diego Chara. He replaces Julio Ortiz on 66 minute.
  • 71' Ilie Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Cristhian Paredes comes on to replace David Ayala.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nico Estevez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 89' What a moment for David Pereira da Costa! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Cristhian Paredes was booked on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — David Pereira da Costa exits the field as Claudio Bravo enters on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 3
Bill Tuiloma 2
Diego Fagundez 2
Jon Gallagher 2
Cecilio Dominguez 2
Evander 2
Sebastian Blanco 1
Jonathan Rodriguez 1

Head to Head

2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC 2024-05-30 Austin FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC

Portland Timbers Form

2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Austin FC Form

2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC L 2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-10-06 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Austin FC L 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC W 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers47% Draw26% Austin FC27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or Austin FC
53%
Portland Timbers or Austin FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers34% Draw45% Austin FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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