Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

0 – 2

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Portland Timbers

Sat 4 Sep 2021 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Tim Parker 50' Y

Y 51' Claudio Bravo

Y 52' Claudio Bravo

Y 86' Renzo Jose Zambrano

Y 90' Larrys Mabiala

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at BBVA Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
29 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
22 Aug	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
19 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–3	L
08 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
22 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
19 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–6	L
08 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Portland Timbers
#19	Position	#23
32	Points	24
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
27	Scored	33
24	Conceded	33
+3	GD	+0
1.78	PPG	1.33
56%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Houston Dynamo host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
5' Yimmi Chara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' 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.
15' Yimmi Chara adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
20' Felipe Mora has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Memo Rodriguez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Derrick Jones is replaced by Griffin Dorsey.
49' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Tyler Pasher is replaced by Carlos Darwin Quintero.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Tim Parker is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 50.
51' Poor challenge from Claudio Bravo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' The referee calls foul for Claudio Bravo. He receives a Yellow card.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Dairon Asprilla exits the field as Marvin Loria enters on 63.
68' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' The supporters are chanting for Bill Tuiloma. He replaces Pablo Bonilla on 69 minute.
74' Argentina international Maximiliano Urruti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
75' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Adam Lundqvist exits the field as Mateo Bajamich enters on 75.
79' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 79 minute. Memo Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Joe Corona.
83' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 83 minute. Sebastian Blanco leaves to be changed by Diego Valeri.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Renzo Jose Zambrano.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist ↓ Mateo Bajamich 75'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Joe Corona 79'
4
Zarek Valentin
21
Derrick Jones ↓ Griffin Dorsey 46'
10
Fafa Picault ↓ Sam Junqua 79'
26
Michael Nelson
22
Matias Vera
18
Teenage Hadebe
19
Tyler Pasher ↓ Carlos Darwin Quintero 49'

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Santiago Moreno 83'
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 63'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Diego Valeri 83'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Bill Tuiloma 69'
20
George Fochive ↓ Renzo Jose Zambrano 69'

Bench

8
Diego Valeri ↑ 83'
25
Bill Tuiloma ↑ 69'
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 63'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
98
Blake Bodily
85
Zac McGraw
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano ↑ 69'
30
Santiago Moreno ↑ 83'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Brian Fernandez	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Diego Valeri	2
Griffin Dorsey	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2021-08-22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Dallas D 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.43 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo29% Draw25% Portland Timbers46%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

54%

Draw or Portland Timbers

71%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo24% Draw42% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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