Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
  • 5' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 21' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Ariel Lassiter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' Brooklyn Raines has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Ezequiel Ponce has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' A moment of madness from Brooklyn Raines on 58 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 60' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 60 minute. Julio Ortiz leaves to be changed by Matias Rojas.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Griffin Dorsey gets a card.
  • 67' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Ondrej Lingr departs to be replaced by Amine Bassi.
  • 69' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace David Ayala by Cristhian Paredes on 69 minute.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Junior Urso.
  • 73' Dario Zuparic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 73.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' Eric Miller makes way for Ariel Lassiter at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Lawrence Ennali is replaced by Duane Holmes on 80 minute.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Erik Sviatchenko argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 85' Diego Chara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' Diadie Samassekou gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Brooklyn Raines and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Dairon Asprilla 2
Cristhian Paredes 2
Franco Escobar 2
Alberth Elis 2
Fafa Picault 2
Antony 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
2 / 4
1.48 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo50% Draw27% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
50%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo32% Draw48% Portland Timbers20%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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