Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

1 – 0

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 17 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Griffin Dorsey 52' Y

Y 57' Dario Zuparic

Y 64' Kamal Miller

Sebastian Kowalczyk 70' Y

Artur 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at PNC 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

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
08 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–1	W
04 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
25 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
22 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–3	L
07 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–4	L

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' We are underway at PNC Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Clark is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
15' The 27-year-old Adalberto Carrasquilla has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
35' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
40' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
43' Magnificent from Ibrahim Aliyu! That is 13 goals in 278 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
52' A moment of madness from Griffin Dorsey on 52 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
57' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Dario Zuparic gets a card.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Kamal Miller catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
65' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Cristhian Paredes is replaced by Eryk Williamson on 65 minute.
70' Sebastian Kowalczyk was booked on 70.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Dairon Asprilla has done his job and it is now time for Nathan to step up.
80' It’s gonna be a card for Artur.
83' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Ibrahim Aliyu is replaced by Brad Smith.
87' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Andrew Tarbell comes on to replace Franco Escobar.
88' Miguel Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dario Zuparic on 88 minute.
90' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Amine Bassi exits the field as Brooklyn Raines enters on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Houston Dynamo players.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Brooklyn Raines 90'
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Andrew Tarbell 87'
21
Jan Gregus
25
Griffin Dorsey
32
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Gabriel Segal 76'
4
Ethan Bartlow
31
Micael
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Brad Smith 83'

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
21
Diego Chara
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Nathan 76'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Eryk Williamson 65'
15
Eric Miller
13
Dario Zuparic ↓ Miguel Araujo 88'
16
Maxime Crepeau
4
Kamal Miller
80
Antony
30
Santiago Moreno
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 65'
2
Miguel Araujo ↑ 88'
41
James Pantemis
24
David Ayala
99
Nathan ↑ 76'
17
Tega Ikoba

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Santiago Moreno	2
Diego Valeri	2
Griffin Dorsey	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Dairon Asprilla	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Portland Timbers Form

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.91 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo56% Draw23% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

79%

Draw or Portland Timbers

44%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo39% Draw43% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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