Portland Timbers (3-2-1, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (4-2-0, second in the Western Conference)
Austin, Texas; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin FC -133, Portland +339, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Antony leads the Portland Timbers into a matchup with Austin following a two-goal outing against the Houston Dynamo.
Austin is 4-2-0 in conference matchups. Austin ranks eighth in the Western Conference drawing 28 corner kicks, averaging 4.7 per game.
The Timbers are 3-2-1 in Western Conference games. The Timbers rank 10th in the Western Conference drawing 26 corner kicks, averaging 4.3 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Timbers won the last game 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Guilherme da Trindade Dubas has scored one goal for Austin. Jon Gallagher has one goal.
Antony has scored four goals for the Timbers. Felipe Mora has two goals and two assists.
SEASON SO FAR: Austin: Averaging 0.8 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks through six games while allowing 0.5 goals per game.
Timbers: Averaging 1.5 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Mikkel Desler (injured).
Timbers: Eric Miller (injured), Miguel Araujo (injured), Jonathan Rodriguez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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