Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 #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' The game is set. Houston Dynamo kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A stunning finish from Amine Bassi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 11' GOAL! Nelson Quinones scores on 11. Assisted by Hector Herrera
  • 14' Against the run of play, Corey Baird has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Escobar on 22.
  • 27' A quiet spell here at PNC Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 32' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 37' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' 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.
  • 45' Dario Zuparic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Franck Boli exits the field as Felipe Mora enters on 46.
  • 48' Franco Escobar makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' Cristhian Paredes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Ethan Bartlow gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Micael and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' What composure from Brad Smith! The Australia international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jaroslaw Niezgoda. He replaces Juan Mosquera on 69 minute.
  • 73' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Artur by Sebastian Kowalczyk on 73 minute.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Erik Sviatchenko has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Steres to step up.
  • 85' Aljaz Ivacic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 89' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Evander will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Miguel Araujo. He receives a card.
  • The final score is 5-0.

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
Antony 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Diego Valeri 2
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Dairon Asprilla 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
2 / 4
2.05 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo53% Draw24% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
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 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo41% Draw41% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.3%

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% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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