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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
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
4
8
Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 3.2 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 #22
51 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
43 Scored 62
43 Conceded 61
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Houston Dynamo have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Guzman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The 31-year-old Tomas Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilmer Cabrera will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Jared Watts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' DaMarcus Beasley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Portland Timbers

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
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Dairon Asprilla 2
Cristhian Paredes 2
Alberth Elis 2
Griffin Dorsey 2
Fafa Picault 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
2.13 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo53% Draw23% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
47%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo41% Draw40% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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