Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Apolinar Mariscal
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Nick Uranga
- Referee Joe Dickerson
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 9.2 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | FC Dallas | H | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | Minnesota United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 20 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 16 Sep | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–4 | L |
| 09 Sep | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | New England Revolution | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep | Portland Timbers | A | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Sep | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 16 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Sep | Houston Dynamo | H | 4–2 | W |
| 30 Aug | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–4 | L |
| 24 Aug | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Portland Timbers | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #26 | Position | #17 |
| 32 | Points | 47 |
| 27 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 5 / 13 | W / D / L | 13 / 8 / 6 |
| 48 | Scored | 50 |
| 51 | Conceded | 42 |
| -3 | GD | +8 |
| 1.19 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 33% | Win % | 48% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
4%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
22%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Portland Timbers
| Kevin Kelsy | 9 G | 2 A |
| Kristoffer Velde | 8 G | 5 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 18 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 9 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as Portland Timbers face off against FC Dallas in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Dallas winning 0% of all matches.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maximiliano Urruti made 288 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Samuel Armenteros needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' Marcos Pedroso is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
- 45' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 50' Ryan Hollingshead, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 55' Honduras international Maynor Figueroa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorge Villafana, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 75' FC Dallas have won 422 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 80' FC Dallas looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Petar Musa scoring 1 goals.
- 85' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 99
- 4
-
2
Alvas Powell ↓ Zarek Valentin 62'
- 21
- 8
-
1
Jeff Attinella ↓ Steve Clark 88'
- 13
- 33
- 24
- 17
Bench
- 20
-
26
Lucas Melano ↑ 74'
-
16
Zarek Valentin ↑ 62'
- 18
- 27
- 14
-
12
Steve Clark ↑ 88'
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 24
- 37
- 8
- 21
- 2
-
9
Cristian Colman ↓ Roland Lamah 78'
Bench
- 44
- 10
-
20
Roland Lamah ↑ 78'
-
31
Maynor Figueroa ↑ 86'
-
12
Ryan Hollingshead ↑ 90'
- 14
- 16
Coach
Óscar Pareja
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 5 |
| Petar Musa | 4 |
| Cristhian Paredes | 3 |
| Franck Boli | 2 |
| Diego Valeri | 2 |
| Paul Arriola | 1 |
| Logan Farrington | 1 |
| Brian Fernandez | 1 |
Portland Timbers Form
2018-09-30
Portland Timbers
0–0
FC Dallas
D
2018-09-23
Minnesota United FC
3–2
Portland Timbers
L
2018-09-20
Portland Timbers
3–2
Columbus Crew SC
W
2018-09-16
Houston Dynamo
4–1
Portland Timbers
L
2018-09-09
Portland Timbers
2–0
Colorado Rapids SC
W
2018-09-01
New England Revolution
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas 73% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Dallas
60%
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 11% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 18% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24%
✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
23%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

