Portland Timbers 1-2 Austin result, stats and report

Aleksey Miranchuk's 28th-minute finish, assisted by Miguel Almirón, was enough for Atlanta United to take all three points from a Portland Timbers side that created chance after chance and converted precisely none of them.

A tight, scrappy Texas derby produced no goals but plenty of talking points, with Dallas dominating territory and Austin's keepers and defenders doing just enough to earn a point on the road.

Austin took all three points at Vancouver despite losing the disciplinary battle comprehensively, as Christian Ramirez's brace was cancelled out and then some by a Whitecaps side that imploded with five yellow cards and a red. Brian White's equaliser and Austin's relentless pressure proved the difference.

Austin beat Vancouver Whitecaps just five weeks ago and now they meet again in MLS. The question is whether Austin have the desire to do it twice.

Austin have not lost in five matches and San Diego have not won in three. Something has to give on Sunday morning, and the evidence points firmly in one direction.

Los Angeles FC have drawn three of their last five MLS matches and cannot afford another stalemate at home. Austin roll into town without a loss in five and with goals in every one of those games.

Two teams who cannot keep a clean sheet between them meet at LA Galaxy on Thursday night. Something has to give, and based on the evidence, it probably will not be the scoreline staying low.