Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Dairon Asprilla 26' Y
Y 36' Zarek Valentin
Y 37' Maximiliano Urruti
Claudio Bravo 39' Y
Claudio Bravo 40' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
4
6
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
19 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
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
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
17 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
08 Nov Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L
31 Oct FC Dallas A 0–3 L
29 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo
#26 Position #20
32 Points 44
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
48 Scored 34
51 Conceded 32
-3 GD +2
1.19 PPG 1.63
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Houston Dynamo — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Marvin Loria has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 6' A goal from the Colombia international Dairon Asprilla! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 26' Dairon Asprilla picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' Cristhian Paredes doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Zarek Valentin gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Maximiliano Urruti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Claudio Bravo.
  • 45' Jeff Attinella, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Diego Valeri to step up.
  • 51' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Felipe Mora on, Blake Bodily off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' 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 Matias Vera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' USA international Memo Rodriguez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Cristhian Paredes gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Ariel Lassiter is replacing Maximiliano Urruti for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Jones. He replaces Joe Corona on 75 minute.
  • 78' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Maximiliano Urruti has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Quintero to step up.
  • 82' Jose Van Rankin gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Pablo Bonilla and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Memo Rodriguez exits the field as Christian Ramirez enters on 87.
  • 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

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Antony 2
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2
Mauro Manotas 2
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2

Head to Head

2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 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

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.71 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers51% Draw25% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
76%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers34% Draw44% Houston Dynamo22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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