Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Portland Timbers

2 – 2

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 2 Jun 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Franco Escobar

Y 52' Amine Bassi

Y 53' Hector Herrera

Dario Zuparic 67' Y

Evander 71' Y

Diego Chara 72' Y

Y 76' Micael

Eryk Williamson 82' Y

Y 90' Griffin Dorsey

Y 90' Brooklyn Raines

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	2–2	D
30 May	Austin FC	A	2–0	W
26 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
19 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
16 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–2	W
12 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
30 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
26 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
19 May	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
16 May	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
12 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Houston Dynamo
#23	Position	#19
24	Points	32
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 6
33	Scored	27
33	Conceded	24
+0	GD	+3
1.33	PPG	1.78
39%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 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

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Houston Dynamo.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dario Zuparic made 16 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Kowalczyk makes it 0-1.
14' Diego Chara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' Franco Escobar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
24' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' Franco Escobar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Adalberto Carrasquilla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
37' Felipe Mora adds to his 3 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Felipe Mora exits the field as Antony enters on 46.
50' Assisted by Hector Herrera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adalberto Carrasquilla makes no mistake. 1-2!
52' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Amine Bassi gets a card.
53' The referee has no hesitation. Hector Herrera is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 53.
57' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Latif Blessing departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
62' The supporters are chanting for David Ayala. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 62 minute.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Dario Zuparic argues furiously but the card stands.
71' The referee calls foul for Evander. He receives a card.
72' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Chara argues furiously but the card stands.
75' Diego Chara makes way for Nathan at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nathan makes it 2-2.
76' The referee has no hesitation. Micael is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 76.
81' Eryk Williamson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Santiago Moreno at the 81 minute mark.
82' Eryk Williamson was booked on 82.
87' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Griffin Dorsey on, Franco Escobar off on 87 minutes.
90' The referee calls foul for Griffin Dorsey. He receives a card.
90' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Sebastian Kowalczyk is replaced by Erik Sviatchenko.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
21
Diego Chara ↓ Nathan 75'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ David Ayala 62'
5
Claudio Bravo ↓ Miguel Araujo 62'
13
Dario Zuparic
14
Jonathan Rodriguez
16
Maxime Crepeau
4
Kamal Miller
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Antony 46'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Eryk Williamson 81'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

27
Dairon Asprilla
19
Eryk Williamson ↑ 81'
2
Miguel Araujo ↑ 62'
41
James Pantemis
15
Eric Miller
24
David Ayala ↑ 62'
99
Nathan ↑ 75'
18
Zac McGraw
11
Antony ↑ 46'

Coach Phil Neville

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Brooklyn Raines 87'
16
Hector Herrera
5
Daniel Steres
13
Andrew Tarbell
15
Latif Blessing ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 57'
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Griffin Dorsey 87'
27
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↓ Erik Sviatchenko 90'
4
Ethan Bartlow
31
Micael

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Mauro Manotas	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Brian Fernandez	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Diego Valeri	2
Griffin Dorsey	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2024-05-30 Austin FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-05-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2024-05-16 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2024-05-30 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas D 2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers37% Draw25% Houston Dynamo38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

63%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

63%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers28% Draw41% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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