Portland Timbers and Austin will face off on Sunday in the 45th week of the Major League Soccer. The match will take place in Portland at the Providence Park.
Portland Timbers occupies the 4th position in the table with 52 points. It comes from a 1-3 win against Real Salt Lake in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Until now,, it has won 16 times, draw 4 times, and lost 13 times.
Austin is in the 12th position in the standings with 31 points. It comes from a 3-1 win against Sporting KC in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Up to now,, it has won 9 times, draw 4 times, and lost 20 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (19 times or 57.58%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (19 times), 4-4-2 (6 times), 4-3-3 (6 times), 5-3-2 (once) and 5-4-1 (once).
is expected to play against Austin with the following players: S. Clark, P. Bonilla Serrada, B. Tuiloma, D. Župarić, J. Van Rankin Galland, C. Paredes Maciel, D. Chará Zamora, D. Asprilla Rivas, S. Blanco, Y. Chará Zamora and F. Mora Aliaga.
The average age of Portland Timbers would be 28.91.
J. Attinella, I. Jome, E. Williamson and A. Polo Andrade will definitely miss the match.
will not be able to have the presence of C. Bravo who is suspended.
Austin
Austin has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (15 times or 45.45%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (15 times), 4-3-3 (11 times), 4-4-2 (2 times), 4-1-4-1 (2 times), 3-4-3 (once), 5-3-2 (once) and 4-4-1-1 (once).
Josh Wolff is expected to play against Portland Timbers with the following players: B. Stuver, Ž. Kolmanič, J. Cascante Solórzano, A. Ring, H. Jiménez, T. Pochettino, D. Pereira Gil, C. Domínguez Ruiz, D. Fagúndez Pepe, S. Driussi and M. Djitte.
The average age of Austin would be 26.18.
Josh Wolffwill probably not be able to employ M. Besler, N. Lima, J. Romaña Espitia, B. Sweat, U. Segura Machado, D. Hoesen, R. Redes Cáceres and A. Schoenfeld because of injury.
