Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 21 Sep 2025 · 00:30 UTC Shell Energy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Julio Ortiz
Pablo Ortiz 38' Y
Brooklyn Raines 58' Y
Griffin Dorsey 63' Y
Junior Urso 70' Y
Y 73' Dario Zuparic
Erik Sviatchenko 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Shell Energy Stadium.

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

6
4
7
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
14 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
07 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
31 Aug St. Louis City A 3–2 W
24 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
14 Sep New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
31 Aug Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug San Diego FC A 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L
10 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
  • 5' Matias Rojas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristhian Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 21' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Julio Ortiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' Jack McGlynn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' Pablo Ortiz is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' GOAL! Ezequiel Ponce fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a card for Brooklyn Raines.
  • 60' Matias Rojas is replacing Julio Ortiz for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Griffin Dorsey is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 63.
  • 67' Ondrej Lingr makes way for Amine Bassi at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Cristhian Paredes. He replaces David Ayala on 69 minute.
  • 70' Junior Urso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dario Zuparic.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' Ariel Lassiter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eric Miller at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Lawrence Ennali by Duane Holmes on 80 minute.
  • 80' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 80.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo make a change. Brooklyn Raines trudges off to be replaced by Diadie Samassekou on 90 minutes.
  • Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Diego Valeri 2
Griffin Dorsey 2
Jeremy Ebobisse 2
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2

Head to Head

2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2025-09-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-09-07 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-08-31 St. Louis City 2–3 Houston Dynamo W 2025-08-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Portland Timbers Form

2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-09-14 Portland Timbers 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-08-31 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati L 2025-08-10 FC Dallas 2–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.61 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo50% Draw26% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
50%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo34% Draw46% Portland Timbers20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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