Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Portland Timbers
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Dallas
Sun 18 Jul 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Pablo Bonilla 5' Y
Dario Zuparic 52' Y
Y 57' Facundo Quignon
Y 69' Paxton Pomykal

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas — MLS at Providence Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
7
5
Portland Timbers 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas 2019-07-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul FC Dallas H 1–0 W
02 Jul Austin FC A 1–4 L
27 Jun Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
20 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
30 May Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–3 L
05 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
28 Jun New England Revolution H 2–1 W
24 Jun Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
20 Jun Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers FC Dallas
#28 Position #19
14 Points 25
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 4
22 Scored 30
28 Conceded 22
-6 GD +8
1.00 PPG 1.67
29% Win % 47%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, FC Dallas does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee has no hesitation. Pablo Bonilla is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' USA international Edwin Cerrillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Renzo Jose Zambrano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Jader Obrian, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Paxton Pomykal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' 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 Dante Sealy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Dario Zuparic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Facundo Quignon.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact .
  • 65' Portland Timbers make a change. Felipe Mora trudges off to be replaced by Diego Valeri on 65 minutes.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Paxton Pomykal is booked for FC Dallas — Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' Jose Van Rankin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Jader Obrian comes on to replace Franco Daniel Jara.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
  • 82' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Ema Twumasi on, Paxton Pomykal off on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-0!
  • 87' FC Dallas make a change. Edwin Cerrillo trudges off to be replaced by Dante Sealy on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Bill Tuiloma comes on to replace Yimmi Chara.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Ferreira 5
Petar Musa 3
Cristhian Paredes 3
Franck Boli 2
Diego Valeri 2
Franco Jara 1
Marvin Loria 1
Sebastian Blanco 1

Head to Head

2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas 2019-07-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers L

FC Dallas Form

2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-28 FC Dallas 2–1 New England Revolution W 2021-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2021-06-20 FC Dallas 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers40% Draw26% FC Dallas34%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
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 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Dallas
60%
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers26% Draw44% FC Dallas30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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