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Austin brings home winning streak into matchup against the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers (4-7-4, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Austin FC (6-4-5, fifth in the Western Conference)

Austin, Texas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Austin FC -102, Portland +244, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Austin hosts the Portland Timbers looking to continue a five-game home winning streak.

Austin is 6-3-4 in conference play. Sebastian Driussi leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with five. Austin has scored 20 goals.

The Timbers are 3-5-2 in conference play. The Timbers are 2-0-1 when they record at least three goals.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Driussi has scored five goals and added one assist for Austin. Gyasi Zardes has two assists over the past 10 games.

Felipe Mora has seven goals and one assist for the Timbers. Evander has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Austin: 6-2-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

Timbers: 2-5-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 3.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Austin: Guilherme da Trindade Dubas (injured), Ethan Finlay (injured).

Timbers: Marvin Loria (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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