Portland Timbers vs Austin betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on October 02th, 2024

Today is a betting day for the match between Portland Timbers vs Austin 2024. Soccer fans are increasingly keeping an eye on the USA Major League Soccer, which is especially good for sports bettors. In addition, it is a league that presents many opportunities to profit from online betting.

As we mentioned above, today, our prediction is for the game Portland Timbers vs Austin in a game by the Western Conference match that takes place on October 02th, 2024 at 02:30h (UTC) at Providence Park.

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Introduction to the Portland Timbers vs Austin betting tip 2024

One of the first things to consider when making a prediction is the teams' recent history. Thus, we can see that the Austin have not achieved as consistent results as the Portland Timbers in the last five matches

In some circumstances, even the most recent meetings between the two teams can tell us a lot about the potential outcome of the match. In this case, Portland Timbers have won 5 times while Austin has 2 wins in the last 8 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

And since we mentioned the recent history factor, it is worth pointing out that it is always good to consider the relevant history in the league, so for this match, we must mention that Portland Timbers has 1 Major League Soccer win, while the Austin has never won the competition.

So by the factor of tradition in the league, we can see that the Portland Timbers already shows greater strength.

Details about the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers only drew the last match they played. The game against Vancouver Whitecaps, valid for Major League Soccer, ended with a score of 1-1. In addition, the men of P. Neville took the field in this last match in the 4-2-3-1 formation, so it is quite possible that this will be the team's formation for this Portland Timbers vs Austin 2024 match as well.

The Portland Timbers comes into this match with 45 points, in 9th place in the Western Conference in this Major League Soccer, on a campaign that has a total of 12 wins and 10 losses, as well as 9 draws.

As a result, Portland Timbers must do everything to win the match and attempt to move up the standings since their current position is not enough to compete in anything this season.

Portland Timbers Numbers

Currently, Portland Timbers has a tally of 64 goals scored and 54 goals against, at the end of round 31 of Major League Soccer.

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Jonathan Rodriguez. Portland Timbers owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 16 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

his ball possession percentage is 48.26% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Austin and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Details about Austin

The Austin is coming to the match in the same condition as their rival. The team also comes with a draw for this duel. In a match of Major League Soccer, the team of J. Wolff, who played in the 5-3-2 scheme, faced Real Salt Lake and the score ended 2-2.

The Austin is coming into this Portland Timbers vs Austin 2024 match with 36 points, in 11th place in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer, in in a campaign that has a total of 9 wins and 13 losses, in addition to 9 draws.

Given this, Austin must try everything to win the match and move up the league table because their current place is not enough to compete for anything this season.

Austin records

The goal difference is on the negative side for Austin, which after 31 rounds has conceded 44 but has only scored 34.

According to league data, Austin has an average possession rate of 49.45%, indicating a more reactive style of play. This can work to their advantage while playing away from home, as they can focus on exploiting the spaces left by the home team's attacking moves.

The team has a solid offensive side. With 7 goals scored in the competition, Jader Obrian has been a critical player for Austin. The fine performances of the Attacker have already provided valuable points for the team.

Good markets to bet on Portland Timbers vs Austin

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Major League Soccer, it is evident that the Portland Timbers team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Portland Timbers to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.67 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Betting on goals

Austin has an average of 1.1 goals scored, while Portland Timbers concedes on average 1.74 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in Major League Soccer, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 2.6 are pretty attractive.

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