Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Houston Dynamo
5 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Mon 21 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Amine Bassi pen 5' 1–0
Nelson Quinones 11' 2–0
Corey Baird 14' 3–0
Franco Escobar 45+3' 4–0
Brad Smith 63' 5–0
Franco Escobar 22' Y
Y 45' Dario Zuparic
Griffin Dorsey 45' Y
Y 89' Evander
Y 90' Miguel Araujo

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at PNC 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
2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 5–0 W
16 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
13 Jul Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L
09 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
02 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
25 Jun Austin FC A 0–3 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–5 L
16 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
13 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
02 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–4 L
25 Jun New York City FC H 1–1 D
22 Jun Chicago Fire 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' The wait is over. Portland Timbers get us underway at PNC Stadium.
  • 5' Amine Bassi adds to his 0 season tally! Houston Dynamo lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 11' The Colombia Nelson Quinones breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 2-0!
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Corey Baird gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Franco Escobar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 22.
  • 27' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 32' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Bryan Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 45' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Felipe Mora on, Franck Boli off on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Goal! Franco Escobar scores his 12 goal in 291 matches.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Ethan Bartlow comes on to replace Micael.
  • 63' Brad Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' The whistle greets Juan Mosquera as he departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  • 73' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Kowalczyk is hanging Artur on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Daniel Steres on, Erik Sviatchenko off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Evander gets a card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Miguel Araujo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • Portland Timbers will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Griffin Dorsey 2
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Dairon Asprilla 2
Cristhian Paredes 2
Franco Escobar 2

Head to Head

2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers W 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-02 Minnesota United FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-06-25 Portland Timbers 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-06-22 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
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
78%
Draw or Portland Timbers
45%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo42% Draw41% Portland Timbers17%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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