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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 22.August
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)

Austin - Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer: Data, team selections, tables, tendencies and reports. Read our complete guide!

Insights:
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals (14) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer

It's no vacation for neither Austin nor Portland Timbers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Austin form and stats

Austin's results here in the Major League Soccer have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Austin to get some points in this home game.

The Austin crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Vancouver Whitecaps here in a Major League Soccer match. Midfield player Alexander Ring got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, the max score being 10. Ring scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 67 successful passes (of 78 total). Austin's goalkeeper Brad Stuver was extremely busy against Vancouver Whitecaps, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Real Salt Lake.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Austin handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and one defeat.

Austin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Austin have conceded 9 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Portland Timbers form and stats

There's been little loot from Portland Timbers's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Major League Soccer. Portland Timbers only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Portland has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Sporting KC for a Major League Soccer game that ended a draw (1-1). Attacker Marvin Loría got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Loría served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that, the 2-6 home loss versus Seattle Sounders.

Portland are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Portland have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. For Portland Timbers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most recent registered result featuring both these crews is the Austin - Portland Timbers 4-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Portland TimbersF. Mora Aliaga
F. Mora Aliaga
7 goals
AustinC. Domínguez Ruiz
C. Domínguez Ruiz
4 goals
Portland TimbersD. Asprilla Rivas
D. Asprilla Rivas
4 goals

Austin missing players

Portland Timbers missing players

Austin Portland Timbers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 8 1 Played P 4 9 19
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 7
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
11 4 1 Lost L 2 6 9
14 8 0 Scored S 5 9 26
23 9 2 Conceded C 7 21 36
84% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
58% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 89% 84%
26% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 68%
16% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 32%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 33% 26%
32% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 68%
21% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 16%
63% 62% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 22% 16%
 
5.7 6.8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.4 3.8
6.3 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 8 7.4
1.5 1.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 14.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 10 12.7
3.3 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.9
23% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 32% 35%
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Austin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Austin have the fewest points (8) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals (14) in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (36) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Major League Soccer
  • Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Seattle Sounders 20 11 6 3 33 16 11 5 4 2 18 9 9 6 2 1 15 7 17 39
2 Sporting KC 20 11 5 4 36 21 10 5 4 1 18 11 10 6 1 3 18 10 15 38
3 LA Galaxy 20 11 2 7 31 30 11 7 1 3 19 12 9 4 1 4 12 18 1 35
4 Colorado Rapids 18 10 4 4 27 18 9 5 3 1 16 8 9 5 1 3 11 10 9 34
5 Real Salt Lake 19 7 6 6 29 21 11 5 4 2 17 10 8 2 2 4 12 11 8 27
6 Minnesota United 19 7 6 6 22 23 10 6 1 3 12 7 9 1 5 3 10 16 -1 27
7 Portland Timbers 19 7 3 9 26 36 10 6 1 3 17 15 9 1 2 6 9 21 -10 24
8 Los Angeles FC 19 6 5 8 24 26 10 4 4 2 16 14 9 2 1 6 8 12 -2 23
9 SJ Earthquakes 20 5 8 7 22 28 10 3 3 4 13 14 10 2 5 3 9 14 -6 23
10 Dallas 20 5 6 9 23 28 11 4 5 2 18 11 9 1 1 7 5 17 -5 21
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 19 4 8 7 21 29 8 3 2 3 8 10 11 1 6 4 13 19 -8 20
12 Houston Dynamo 20 3 9 8 21 30 8 3 4 1 10 9 12 0 5 7 11 21 -9 18
13 Austin 19 4 4 11 14 23 8 2 2 4 8 9 11 2 2 7 6 14 -9 16

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Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.