Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Three points are at stake. Houston Dynamo host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' The 35-year-old Fafa Picault has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fafa Picault makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 16' GOAL! Fafa Picault fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 21' Pablo Bonilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 33' What a strike from Tyler Pasher! The score is 3-0.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Pablo Bonilla. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 43' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 46' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Dario Zuparic has done his job and it is now time for Larrys Mabiala to step up.
  • 50' What composure from Dairon Asprilla! The Colombia international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 55' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Jeremy Ebobisse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Jose Van Rankin gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Pablo Bonilla and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Pablo Bonilla as he leaves the pitch. Jose Van Rankin steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 67' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Joe Corona departs to be replaced by Darwin Ceren.
  • 69' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 69 minute. Tyler Pasher leaves to be changed by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 70' Darwin Ceren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Corona on 70 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Tyler Pasher is replaced by Ariel Lassiter on 71 minute.
  • 72' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Blanco argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

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

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

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
1.63 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo40% Draw27% Portland Timbers33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
60%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo30% Draw43% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

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 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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