Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Portland Timbers

2 – 1

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Thu 30 Jun 2022 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sebastian Blanco 17' Y

Y 21' Memo Rodriguez

Dario Zuparic 27' Y

Y 34' Zeca

Santiago Moreno 42' Y

Y 44' Teenage Hadebe

Bill Tuiloma 54' Y

Y 68' Matias Vera

Y 69' Matias Vera

Eryk Williamson 72' Y

Bill Tuiloma 75' R

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
26 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
18 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
29 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
23 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–2	L
19 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–3	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
26 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
18 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
29 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
23 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–0	W
19 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo.
5' Matias Vera, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Aljaz Ivacic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
15' 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.
17' A moment of madness from Sebastian Blanco on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
21' Memo Rodriguez is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Dario Zuparic is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 27.
32' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Zeca will be fuming at that decision.
34' What composure from Santiago Moreno! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-0.
36' Goal! Santiago Moreno scores his 24 goal in 296 matches.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' The referee calls foul for Santiago Moreno. He receives a Yellow card.
44' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Teenage Hadebe will be fuming at that decision.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Nagamura might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bill Tuiloma.
58' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Carlos Darwin Quintero on 58 minute.
61' The whistle greets Sebastian Blanco as he departs to be replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
65' GOAL! Carlos Darwin Quintero scores on 65.
68' Matias Vera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
69' Matias Vera was booked on 69.
72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eryk Williamson.
75' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Bill Tuiloma gets a Red card.
77' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Darwin Ceren is withdrawn and Fafa Picault gets his opportunity.
78' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Yimmi Chara is withdrawn and Larrys Mabiala gets his opportunity.
83' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Larrys Mabiala 78'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Dairon Asprilla 61'
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ David Ayala 78'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Zac McGraw 78'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Felipe Mora 61'

Bench

1
David Bingham
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 78'
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 61'
44
Marvin Loria
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 61'
28
Pablo Bonilla
24
David Ayala ↑ 78'
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 78'
99
Nathan Fogaca

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

2
Daniel Steres
3
Adam Lundqvist
24
Darwin Ceren ↓ Fafa Picault 77'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Carlos Darwin Quintero 58'
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
37
Zeca
22
Matias Vera
17
Teenage Hadebe
34
Thor Ulfarsson
9
Carlos Ferreira

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Diego Valeri	2
Griffin Dorsey	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Cristhian Paredes	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-05-29 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-06-18 Orlando City SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-05-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Houston Dynamo W 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers51% Draw25% Houston Dynamo24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

76%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

49%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers34% Draw45% Houston Dynamo21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.1%

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%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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