Austin FC vs Portland Timbers 8/31/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Austin FC (15-6-6) will face Portland Timbers (8-12-8) in the MLS Western Conference at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET.

Austin took 2nd place at 15-6-6 on 51 points in the Western Conference after collecting 59 goals while conceding 37 for a +22 goal difference after finishing 27 games throughout the season.

The Verde and Black bounced back from their last loss to Minnesota at 1-2 after the team shut down LAFC at 4-1 on August 26.

Forward Maximiliano Urruti led Austin in the victory with two goals scored in the 47th & 51st minutes of action while Midfielder Diego Fagúndez (32’) and Forward Sebastián Driussi (59’) contributed one goal apiece for the Austin Football Club.

Forward Sebastián Driussi accumulated 19 goals in 27 matches played in augmenting the offense for the Verde and Black this year.

Midfielder Diego Fagundez assisted his teammates to a goal on 11 occasions while Forward Sebastián Driussi and Midfielder Ethan Finlay pitched in 5 assists each for Austin.

The guy responsible for defending the net for the Austin Football Club is Brad Stuver (56-24-35 record in his MLS career) facing the Timbers on Wednesday.

The American goalie sported 27 clean sheets which earned him a clean sheet rate of 23.5% in 10,104 professional minutes as a goalkeeper in the league.

Stuver recorded a save percentage of .716 and pitched 378 stops in his 115 career starts in major league soccer.

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Austin FC vs Portland Timbers Predictions 8/31/2022

The Portland Timbers is in 8th place at 8-12-8 on 36 points in the Western Conference after finishing 45 goals while also yielding 45 for a goal difference of zero through 28 contests played for the season.

The Timbers ended a two-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Sounders on August 26.

Portland gave up the first goal of the match to Seattle in the 8th minute of action but Forward Dairon Asprilla of the Timbers tied the score in the 41st minute while Midfielder Sebastián Blanco sealed their victory with a goal in the 51st minute of regulation time.

Forward Jaroslaw Niezgoda of Poland powered the offense for Portland with 9 goals earned after 24 matches played for the season.

Midfielder Sebastián Blanco dispensed a team-high 7 assists to reinforce the frontline attacks of the Timbers.

Aljaz Ivacic (26-28-28 career record in the majors) will be posting in front of the goal to protect the net from the Verde and Black attackers on Wednesday. He tallied 16 clean sheets with a shutout rate of 19.5% and a save percentage of .680 in his 82 starting assignments. I

vacic ended up with 282 stops and defended a total of 415 shots attempted against him in 7,431 minutes of goalkeeping in MLS.

Austin FC vs. Portland Timbers. The MLS Pick for this match is Austin -125. Both teams won their recent games and split their last four meetings with two wins apiece.

However, The Verde and Black have the advantage of playing at their home field on Wednesday. Austin won six of their last ten overall while Portland won just three. The prediction: Austin FC will win 2-1.

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