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Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2023 at 1.30am UK
Bold Stadium
Portland Timbers

Austin
1 - 2
Portland

Driussi (75')
Wolff (57'), Cascante (61')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Mora (39'), Evander (65')
Antony (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Major League Soccer clash between Austin FC and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: New England 2-2 Austin
Sunday, September 3 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 2-0 Los Angeles
Sunday, September 10 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Austin FC 2-2 Portland Timbers

With the standings as close as they are, we expect to see a fight to the finish for both of these sides on Saturday, as each have shown plenty of resilience of late, though we do no anticipate either one will have a decisive edge.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Austin FC win with a probability of 56.94%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 20.01%.

The most likely scoreline for an Austin FC win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.22%) and 2-1 (9.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.

Result
Austin FCDrawPortland Timbers
56.94% (-0.291 -0.29) 23.06% (0.029999999999998 0.03) 20.01% (0.264 0.26)
Both teams to score 51.54% (0.32899999999999 0.33)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.03% (0.225 0.23)47.97% (-0.222 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.86% (0.207 0.21)70.15% (-0.203 -0.2)
Austin FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.38% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)16.62% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.55% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)46.45% (0.042999999999999 0.04)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.81% (0.412 0.41)38.19% (-0.409 -0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.05% (0.395 0.4)74.95% (-0.392 -0.39)
Score Analysis
    Austin FC 56.94%
    Portland Timbers 20.01%
    Draw 23.06%
Austin FCDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 11.39% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-0 @ 10.22% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-1 @ 9.84% (0.0029999999999983 0)
3-0 @ 6.11% (-0.071 -0.07)
3-1 @ 5.89% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 2.83% (0.03 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.74% (-0.034 -0.03)
4-1 @ 2.64% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 1.27% (0.013 0.01)
5-0 @ 0.98% (-0.013 -0.01)
5-1 @ 0.95% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 56.94%
1-1 @ 10.96% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 6.35% (-0.058999999999999 -0.06)
2-2 @ 4.74% (0.053 0.05)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 23.06%
0-1 @ 6.11% (0.012 0.01)
1-2 @ 5.28% (0.064 0.06)
0-2 @ 2.94% (0.038 0.04)
1-3 @ 1.69% (0.039 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.52% (0.033 0.03)
0-3 @ 0.94% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 1.52%
Total : 20.01%

How you voted: Austin vs Portland

Austin FC
28.6%
Draw
50.0%
Portland Timbers
21.4%
14
Head to Head
May 7, 2023 3.30am
Sep 1, 2022 3.51am
Mar 13, 2022 3am
Portland
1-0
Austin
Tuiloma (62')
Chara (53'), Paredes (57'), Blanco (90+6')

Dominguez (49'), Driussi (50'), Kolmanic (50'), Pereira (60'), Valencia (90+5')
Nov 7, 2021 11pm
Gameweek 44
Portland
3-0
Austin
Paredes (17'), Niezgoda (45+1'), Blanco (53')

Berhalter (47')
Aug 22, 2021 2am
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