Sunday , 16 August 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 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

4
8
5
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#23 Position #20
24 Points 27
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
33 Scored 32
33 Conceded 25
+0 GD +7
1.33 PPG 1.50
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 5' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Pablo Bonilla gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Ricardo Pepi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
  • 35' It looks surprising FC Dallas does not make any changes. Renzo Jose Zambrano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The 25-year-old Edwin Cerrillo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Jose Van Rankin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Dario Zuparic gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Facundo Quignon on 57.
  • 62' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Diego Valeri comes on to replace Felipe Mora.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Paxton Pomykal.
  • 74' FC Dallas looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Petar Musa scoring 1 goals.
  • 78' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Franco Daniel Jara is withdrawn and Jader Obrian gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 81 minute. Dairon Asprilla leaves to be changed by Sebastian Blanco.
  • 82' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Ema Twumasi comes on to replace Paxton Pomykal.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Jeremy Ebobisse makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Dante Sealy. He replaces Edwin Cerrillo on 87 minute.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Bill Tuiloma. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 88 minute.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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 4
Cristhian Paredes 3
Franck Boli 2
Diego Valeri 2
Diego Chara 1
Lalas Abubakar 1
Roland Lamah 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
1.57 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers44% Draw26% FC Dallas30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
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 18%
82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Dallas
56%
Portland Timbers or FC Dallas
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers30% Draw45% FC Dallas25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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