Portland Timbers vs Austin FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Austin FC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 15 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #28 | Position | #29 |
| 14 | Points | 14 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 7 |
| 22 | Scored | 19 |
| 28 | Conceded | 31 |
| -6 | GD | -12 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 0.93 |
| 29% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Austin FC are 29th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' Austin FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nico Estevez will be considering his options from the bench.
- 20' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 39' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 42' Oleksandr Svatok is replacing Julio Cascante for the Austin FC side.
- 44' Daniel Pereira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
- 49' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
- 53' Antony is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 55' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Jimer Fory gets a card.
- 60' 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.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Myrto Uzuni. He replaces Jader Obrian on 62 minute.
- 64' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Julio Ortiz will be fuming at that decision.
- 65' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Felipe Mora is replaced by Kevin Kelsy on 65 minute.
- 66' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Chara is hanging Julio Ortiz on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' 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.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 81' Jimer Fory has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Cristhian Paredes. He replaces David Ayala on 82 minute.
- 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nico Estevez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 89' The Portugal David Pereira da Costa breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 1-0!
- 90' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Cristhian Paredes gets a card.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Claudio Bravo. He replaces David Pereira da Costa on 90 minute.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 41
-
7
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Eric Miller 82'
-
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Kevin Kelsy 65'
-
24
David Ayala ↓ Cristhian Paredes 82'
- 10
- 18
- 11
- 20
- 27
-
80
Julio Ortiz ↓ Diego Chara 66'
- 23
Bench
-
21
Diego Chara ↑ 66'
-
17
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 82'
-
15
Eric Miller ↑ 82'
-
5
Claudio Bravo ↑ 90'
- 25
-
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 65'
Coach
Phil Neville
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Besard Sabovic 62'
- 18
- 1
- 9
- 4
-
11
Osman Bukari ↓ Jon Gallagher 82'
- 3
- 29
-
7
Jader Obrian ↓ Myrto Uzuni 62'
- 8
- 33
Bench
- 21
- 30
-
5
Oleksandr Svatok ↑ 42'
- 23
-
14
Besard Sabovic ↑ 62'
-
10
Myrto Uzuni ↑ 62'
-
17
Jon Gallagher ↑ 82'
- 19
-
20
Nicolas Dubersarsky ↑ 82'
Coach
Nico Estevez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Driussi | 3 |
| Jon Gallagher | 2 |
| Evander | 2 |
| Cecilio Dominguez | 2 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 2 |
| Diego Fagundez | 2 |
| Will Bruin | 1 |
| Dairon Asprilla | 1 |
Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68
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 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portland Timbers win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or Austin FC
52%
Portland Timbers or Austin FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | Austin FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 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.

