Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

2 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Thu 24 Jun 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Pablo Bonilla

Fafa Picault 59' Y

Y 72' Larrys Mabiala

Y 73' Sebastian Blanco

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
20 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
30 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
23 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
20 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
30 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L
22 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
16 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–0	W
09 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Portland Timbers
#22	Position	#28
22	Points	14
14	Played	14
7 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
19	Scored	22
23	Conceded	28
-4	GD	-6
1.57	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BBVA Stadium that hosts another battle between Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
15' Fafa Picault makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
16' Fafa Picault is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
21' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' What composure from Tyler Pasher! The Canada international strokes it home. 3-0.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Pablo Bonilla argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Larrys Mabiala on, Dario Zuparic off on 46 minutes.
50' What a strike from Dairon Asprilla! The score is 3-1.
55' Zac McGraw is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
59' Fafa Picault picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 60 minute. Pablo Bonilla leaves to be changed by Jose Van Rankin.
62' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jose Van Rankin comes on to replace Pablo Bonilla.
67' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Larrys Mabiala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
68' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Joe Corona has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Ceren to step up.
69' Tyler Pasher makes way for Ariel Lassiter at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
70' Darwin Ceren gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Joe Corona and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Houston Dynamo make a change. Tyler Pasher trudges off to be replaced by Ariel Lassiter on 71 minutes.
72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
73' The referee calls foul for Sebastian Blanco. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
83' The 33-year-old Jose Van Rankin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
88' Maximiliano Urruti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 281 appearances.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Sebastian Blanco 71'
19
Eryk Williamson
17
Jeremy Ebobisse
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Diego Valeri 46'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic ↓ Larrys Mabiala 46'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Jose Van Rankin 62'
85
Zac McGraw
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano ↓ Diego Chara 71'

Bench

2
Jose Van Rankin ↑ 62'
21
Diego Chara ↑ 71'
8
Diego Valeri ↑ 46'
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 46'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 71'
98
Blake Bodily
26
Hunter Sulte
20
George Fochive

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Cristhian Paredes	2
Franco Escobar	2
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo39% Draw26% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

61%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo31% Draw42% Portland Timbers27%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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