Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 27 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee C. Blanchard
- Referee Matthew Nelson
- Referee Victor Rivas
17 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 9.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | FC Dallas | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Nov | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Nov | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Nov | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 5–2 | W |
| 23 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov | Portland Timbers | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Nov | Minnesota United FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 05 Nov | Nashville SC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Oct | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Oct | Internacional CF Miami | H | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Oct | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–0 | 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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against FC Dallas. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 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' Pablo Bonilla, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Chara made 296 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 30' The Argentina forward Franco Jara breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-1!
- 35' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 36' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Fafa Picault gets a Yellow card.
- 41' Steve Clark needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Eryk Williamson is withdrawn and Cristhian Paredes gets his opportunity.
- 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 55' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 60' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 61' Tanner Tessmann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Ferreira at the 61 minute mark.
- 66' FC Dallas is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 75' Andres Ricaurte has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
- 80' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Ema Twumasi on, Andres Ricaurte off on 80 minutes.
- 82' The USA Jorge Villafana breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 1-1!
- 85' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Ricardo Pepi on, John Nelson off on 85 minutes.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Michael Barrios. He replaces Thiago Santos on 86 minute.
- 88' Jeremy Ebobisse is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Mora at the 88 minute mark.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 95'
-
7
Andy Polo ↓ Blake Bodily 105'
- 4
- 21
- 8
- 33
- 12
- 30
- 13
-
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 88'
-
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Marco Farfan 94'
Bench
- 25
- 14
-
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 45'
-
32
Marco Farfan ↑ 94'
-
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 88'
-
44
Marvin Loria ↑ 95'
- 15
- 31
-
98
Blake Bodily ↑ 105'
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
5
Thiago Santos ↓ Michael Barrios 86'
- 24
- 12
- 20
- 7
- 14
-
9
Fafa Picault ↓ Reto Ziegler 110'
-
26
John Nelson ↓ Ricardo Pepi 85'
- 29
-
10
Andres Ricaurte ↓ Ema Twumasi 80'
Bench
- 8
- 11
-
3
Reto Ziegler ↑ 110'
-
21
Michael Barrios ↑ 86'
-
22
Ema Twumasi ↑ 80'
- 18
- 99
-
16
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 85'
-
15
Tanner Tessmann ↑ 61'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 5 |
| Petar Musa | 4 |
| Cristhian Paredes | 3 |
| Franck Boli | 2 |
| Diego Valeri | 2 |
| Franco Jara | 1 |
| Marvin Loria | 1 |
| Sebastian Blanco | 1 |
Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2020-11-23
Portland Timbers
1–1
FC Dallas
D
2020-11-08
Los Angeles FC
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
2020-11-05
Portland Timbers
0–1
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2020-11-02
Portland Timbers
1–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2020-10-29
Portland Timbers
5–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2020-10-23
Seattle Sounders FC
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored
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
Portland Timbers or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Dallas
58%
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 19% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 17% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

