Match Report
The table read 8th (Portland Timbers, 32 pts) against 13th (Austin, 29 pts), 3 points apart. Portland Timbers ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Portland Timbers ran at 1.88 scored and 1.88 conceded, Austin at 1.28 and 1.76.
The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Portland Timbers against 4/15 for Austin.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Portland Timbers, 1 draw and 2 for Austin, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Providence Park, with room for 25,218 spectators. Austin led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Antony (89') · Austin: Facundo Torres (25'), Oleksandr Svatok (90')
Key stats
Possession: Portland Timbers 50% · Austin 50% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 6-3