Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#28 Position #22
14 Points 22
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6
22 Scored 19
28 Conceded 23
-6 GD -4
1.00 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 50%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Portland Timbers get us underway at Providence Park.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' A goal from the Colombia international Dairon Asprilla! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Marvin Loria, a Costa Rica , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dairon Asprilla.
  • 28' GOAL! Cristhian Paredes fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 33' 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 Adam Lundqvist suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Zarek Valentin is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 36.
  • 37' Maximiliano Urruti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 39' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Claudio Bravo gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Diego Valeri on, Yimmi Chara off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Felipe Mora comes on to replace Blake Bodily.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marko Maric made 2 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' Cristhian Paredes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Ariel Lassiter on, Maximiliano Urruti off on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Joe Corona is replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Darwin Quintero comes on to replace Maximiliano Urruti.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Jose Van Rankin. He replaces Pablo Bonilla on 82 minute.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Christian Ramirez steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

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
Cristhian Paredes 2
Franco Escobar 2
Alberth Elis 2
Fafa Picault 2
Antony 2
Alejandro Fuenmayor 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
1.85 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers52% Draw24% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
76%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
48%
Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers36% Draw43% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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