On 2026-08-30 at 03:30 GMT, Portland Timbers take on Austin in the Group Stage of MLS (2026).
With the data available to us, Jack Cassidy and Davy Arnaud have not met as managers before.
Portland Timbers are missing 6 players: A. Aravena (Hip Injury), A. Bonetig (Upper Back Injury), B. Bye (Leg Injury), V. Janssen (Red Card), J. Mosquera (Foot Injury), J. Fory (Injury) but Austin have no missing players.
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Portland Timbers should be met by Austin's expected 3-4-3.
In their last outing, Portland Timbers's highest-rated performer was K. Kelsy (6.3), while Austin's standout was B. Stuver (9.3).
Different fortunes: Portland Timbers drew 1-1 with Los Angeles, while Austin fell 0-2 against Toluca.
Struggling form all round: Portland Timbers are 2-1-2 and Austin are 1-2-2 in their recent 5 matches.
Dominance for Portland Timbers: across 11 clashes, they've won 6 games and only lost 3 games to Austin, with 2 stalemates.
We predict Portland Timbers to prevail 1-0 given their strong home form (6-2-2) and 2.30 goals/game.
Portland Timbers is going head to head with Austin FC on 30/8/2026 02:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Portland Timbers v Austin FC H2H statistics!