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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
4 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
7
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
02 Sep FC Dallas A 2–4 L
30 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
24 Aug FC Dallas H 1–1 D
19 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
11 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–4 L
09 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
01 Sep New England Revolution A 1–1 D
30 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers
#20 Position #26
44 Points 32
27 Played 27
13 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
34 Scored 48
32 Conceded 51
+2 GD -3
1.63 PPG 1.19
48% Win % 33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Lawrence Olum, a Kenya , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' David Guzman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 296 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Joe Willis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Dairon Asprilla 2
Cristhian Paredes 2
Franco Escobar 2
Alberth Elis 2
Fafa Picault 2
Antony 2

Head to Head

2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-09-02 FC Dallas 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2018-08-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2018-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas D 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

Portland Timbers Form

2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-01 New England Revolution 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2018-08-30 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.17 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo55% Draw23% Portland Timbers22%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
78%
Draw or Portland Timbers
45%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo42% Draw40% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.