Portland Timbers (12-14-7, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (8-15-10, 15th in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
LINE: Portland -151, Austin FC +323, Draw +324; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Austin hosts the Portland Timbers looking to stop a three-game home skid.
Austin is 7-14-7 against Western Conference teams. Austin has a -21 goal differential, scoring 42 goals while allowing 63.
The Timbers are 10-11-6 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers rank ninth in the league with 60 goals led by Kristoffer Velde with 11.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Austin won the last game 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Ramirez has scored nine goals and added two assists for Austin. Facundo Torres has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.
Velde has scored 11 goals with five assists for the Timbers. David Pereira Da Costa has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 11-11-8, averaging 3.9 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.
Timbers: 14-8-8, averaging 4.9 goals, 19.3 shots on goal and 17.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Zan Kolmanic (injured), Christopher Applewhite (injured), Jon Bell (injured).
Timbers: Alex Bonetig (injured), Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Brandon Bye (injured), Trey Muse (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
