Major League Soccer · Matchweek 22
Portland Timbers
POR
1–2Full time
Austin FC
AUS
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
47%Possession49%
42%Territory44%
27%From set plays19%
0.14Chance quality0.12
5.5%Directness6.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Portland, 3 for Austin FC. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.