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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 18 games · Avg 3.2 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
#22	Position	#20
46	Points	51
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
62	Scored	43
61	Conceded	43
+1	GD	+0
1.35	PPG	1.50
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
9' GOAL! Sebastian Kowalczyk scores on 9. Assisted by Ethan Bartlow
14' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
19' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
24' The 27-year-old Adalberto Carrasquilla has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
26' The referee calls foul for Franco Escobar. He receives a card.
31' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' What an equalizer from Felipe Mora!
42' Juan Mosquera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
46' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Felipe Mora has done his job and it is now time for Antony to step up.
50' The deadlock is broken! Adalberto Carrasquilla gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
52' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Hector Herrera argues furiously but the card stands.
57' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Latif Blessing has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahim Aliyu to step up.
62' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Cristhian Paredes has done his job and it is now time for David Ayala to step up.
67' Poor challenge from Dario Zuparic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
71' Evander catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
72' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 72.
75' Nathan gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Diego Chara and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Nathan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Portland Timbers are in front.
76' Micael catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 76.
81' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Eryk Williamson on, Santiago Moreno off on 81 minutes.
82' Eryk Williamson was booked on 82.
87' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 87 minute. Franco Escobar leaves to be changed by Griffin Dorsey.
90' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Griffin Dorsey gets a card.
90' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Sebastian Kowalczyk has done his job and it is now time for Erik Sviatchenko to step up.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-2 Houston Dynamo. Honours even.

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
Franco Escobar	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Antony	2
Brian Fernandez	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Diego Valeri	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

1.63 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers38% Draw26% Houston Dynamo36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

64%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

62%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers29% Draw42% Houston Dynamo29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.6%

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%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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