Austin FC vs Portland Timbers Prediction: Don't trust Austin 100%

This match between Austin FC and Portland Timbers will be played at the Q2 Stadium. Austin are hoping to return to winning ways after playing a draw against San Jose Earthquakes in the last game. Austin FC have been in good form, winning 2 of their last 3 games in a row. And Portland Timbers had a win last time out against Sporting Kansas City, but they have not been consistent. So they will hope to get another win and build a winning run.

According to current rankings, Austin FC is ranked 5th on the western conference table with 23 points and Portland Timbers is ranked 10th with 16 points. 

Austin FC have been able to get some stability in recent games especially after 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 3 games in a row. Their last game ended as a draw against San Jose Earthquakes away from home and they are back playing at home against Portland Timbers. So Austin FC would want to win this game. 

Record of their last 5 games is not impressive, as they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Austin and San Jose Earthquakes played a 1-1 draw at the Earthquakes Stadium a few days ago. The Earthquakes took the lead only 10 minutes into the game through Jeremy Ebobisse and in the 44th minute, Austin struck back through Brendan Hikes-Ike. And in the second half there were no goals scored until the end. Austin FC had 51% possession, 1 big chance, 1 corner kick and 1 shot on target. Brad Stuver made 4 saves for Austin in that game. 

The Timbers have not had a very good season and their results have been poor. So far they have won just 4 games all season, while they lost 7 and drew 4 games, which is a poor record. Portland Timbers’ last 5 league games ended in 2 wins and 3 defeats. 

The Timbers won their last match against Sporting Kansas City a few days ago. Both teams got on the scoresheet in the second half of the game. Felipe Mora scored the first goal for Portland Timbers in the 51’ minute and Sporting Kansas found the equalizer in the 62’ minute. And in the 79’ minute, Evander scored the second goal for the Timbers and they eventually won the game in the end. The Portland Timbers played well in the game. They created 4 big chances, registered 4 shots on target and played 3 corner kicks. They also had 43% possession and hit the woodwork once.

Austin FC and Portland Timbers have played only 7 matches against each other. Portland Timbers won 4 games, while Austin won 2 games and 1 game ended as a draw.

Austin FC have a huge chance to get the win against Portland Timbers in this game. Their development has been steady in the last few games and they have the advantage of playing at home. The Timbers had a good game against Sporting Kansas City, but I think they won't reach the same level against Austin here.

Match Facts:-

Portland Timbers is unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.

Austin is without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings.

Portland Timbers is without a clean sheet in the last 3

6/7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals.

Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings.

Portland Timbers scored first in 5/5 meetings.

Portland Timbers won the first half in 4/5 meetings.

4/5 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corner kicks. 

• 3 Way Total Austin Over 1 Goal 1.81 Odds
• Austin Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 2.07 Odds
• Austin FC to win 1-0 at 9.5 Odds