Portland Timbers vs Austin FC

2 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Ismir Pekmic

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • David Pereira Da Costa 89’

Match summary

Portland Timbers beat Austin FC 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

David Pereira Da Costa put Portland Timbers ahead with a direct free kick in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Portland Timbers created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Austin FC 0.75 from 13.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
7 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 4
6 Corners 5
486 Passes 408
88.9% Pass accuracy 85.3%
10 Tackles 9
15 Fouls 9
5 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Portland Timbers Austin FC
Kick-off
Felipe MoraShot on target
5’
15’
Brandon VázquezShot on target
29’
Daniel PereiraShot on target
34’
Brandon VázquezShot on target
Zac McGraw
39’
42’
Oleksandr SvatokJulio Cascante
44’
Daniel Pereira
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Antony Alves
53’
Jímer Fory
55’
62’
Besard SabovićIlie Sánchez
62’
Myrto UzuniJader Obrian
Joao Ortíz
64’
Diego CharáJoao Ortíz
66’
Kevin KelsyFelipe Mora
66’
76’
Besard SabovićShot on target
Cristhian ParedesDavid Ayala
82’
Eric MillerAriel Lassiter
82’
82’
Jon GallagherOsman Bukari
82’
Nicolas DubersarskyOwen Wolff
David Pereira Da CostaFree Kick1-0 (Portland Timbers)
89’
Cristhian Paredes
90+1’
Claudio BravoDavid Pereira Da Costa
90+3’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.75 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Portland Timbers), 1-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.75 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Portland Timbers), 1-0 Da Costa 89’
Portland Timbers 0.59 xGAustin FC 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Austin FC attacking Portland Timbers attacking 
5’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 90+6’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 76’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jader Obrian (Austin FC), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ David Ayala (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Besard Sabović (Austin FC), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ David Ayala (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Kevin Kelsy (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Portland Timbers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 29’ Daniel Pereira (Austin FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Mikkel Desler (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Besard Sabović (Austin FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Osman Bukari (Austin FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Osman Bukari (Austin FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 90+6’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 76’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+6’ Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jader Obrian (Austin FC), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 38’ David Ayala (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Besard Sabović (Austin FC), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ David Ayala (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Kevin Kelsy (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Portland Timbers), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 34’ Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Daniel Pereira (Austin FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Mikkel Desler (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Besard Sabović (Austin FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Osman Bukari (Austin FC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Osman Bukari (Austin FC), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Portland Timbers 3-4-3 Starting XI
Pantemis
Smith
Surman
McGraw
Fory
Lassiter 82’
Ortíz 66’
Ayala 82’
Alves
Costa 90’
Mora 66’
Austin FC 4-4-2 Starting XI
Stuver
Biro
Cascante 42’
Hines-Ike
Desler
Obrian 62’
Sánchez 62’
Pereira
Wolff 82’
Vázquez
Bukari 82’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
James Pantemis
90′ 4 0 49 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Finn Surman
90′ 1 – – 2 1 55 3 – – –
Zac McGraw
90′ 1 1 – 5 3 45 1 – – –
Ian Smith
90′ – 1 – 2 1 84 – – – –
Jímer Fory
90′ 3 – – 6 1 37 5 – – –
Eric Miller Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – 8 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Antony Alves
90′ – – 29 1 0.03 4 2 9 2 5 –
Joao Ortíz Taken off
66′ – – 22 – 0.01 – – – 2 – –
David Ayala Taken off
82′ – – 57 – 0.02 1 2 5 – 1 –
Ariel Lassiter Taken off
82′ – – 19 – 0.02 – – – – – –
David Pereira Da Costa Taken off
89′ 1 – 41 3 0.43 – – 1 – – –
Diego Chará Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 18 – 0.01 – – 1 – – –
Cristhian Paredes Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 10 – 0.00 – – – 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Felipe Mora Taken off
66′ – – 2 1 0.37 0.10 1 4 1 6 –
Kevin Kelsy Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.00 – 1 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Portland Timbers DLDDL
Austin FC DWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Portland Timbers 0-1 Austin FC, 03 Oct 24 Next meeting: Austin FC 0-0 Portland Timbers, 05 Apr 25  All Portland Timbers vs Austin FC meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.