Austin vs Portland Timbers

Austin 0-2 Portland Timbers: Match Report

Portland Timbers won 2-0 away at Austin in the USA Major League Soccer on Sunday. Portland Timbers led 1-0 at half-time.

Ariel Lassiter opened the scoring for Portland Timbers on 3 minutes, set up by Vincent Janssen. Kristoffer Velde made it 0-2 on 70 minutes, set up by Ian Smith.

Austin had 58% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) to Portland Timbers's 9 (4). Expected goals finished Austin 0.68, Portland Timbers 0.42, a close game on chances.

Referee Victor Rivas showed 1 yellow card.

Our tip, Over 1.5 Goals, won with 2 goals in the game.

Goals & cards

• 3' Ariel Lassiter Portland Timbers · assist Vincent Janssen
• 57' Micah Burton Austin · Yellow Card
• 70' Kristoffer Velde Portland Timbers · assist Ian Smith

Match stats

Before the match

Austin hosted Portland Timbers in the USA Major League Soccer (matchday 34) on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 01:00 WAT at Q2 Stadium in Austin. Victor Rivas was the referee.

Austin are 14th in the table with 34 points from 33 games (8-10-15), while Portland Timbers sit 8th on 43 points. Portland Timbers have a 9-point advantage. At home Austin have won 4 of 16; Portland Timbers have won 3 of 16 on the road.

Austin have one win and four defeats in their last 5 league games (L-L-W-L-L), averaging 1.2 goals scored and 2.4 conceded. Portland Timbers have three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 5 league games (L-D-W-W-W), averaging 1.8 goals scored and 1.4 conceded.

In their last 6 meetings Austin have won 2, Portland Timbers 3, with 1 draw and an average of 1.7 goals per game. The most recent, in August 2026, finished Portland Timbers 1-2 Austin.

Austin average 1.3 goals scored and 1.9 conceded per game this season, with 5 clean sheets and 6 games without scoring, usually in a 4-4-2. Portland Timbers average 1.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game this season, with 2 clean sheets and 7 games without scoring, usually in a 4-2-3-1.

Line-ups: Austin lined up in a 3-4-3, Portland Timbers in a 4-3-3.

Before kick-off, bookmakers made Portland Timbers the favourites: Austin 4.50, draw 4.20, Portland Timbers 1.67 (Bet365). Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.30 and under at 3.50. Both teams to score: yes 1.36, no 3.00.

Our prediction was Over 1.5 Goals. The two sides' season numbers point to about 3.4 goals, their last 6 meetings averaged 1.7 goals and recent form points to 3.4 goals a game.

Major League Soccer table

Season stats

Odds (Bet365)

Odds before kick-off.

Starting line-ups

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