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 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

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
#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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Andrew Tarbell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
9' Sebastian Kowalczyk doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
26' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Franco Escobar will be fuming at that decision.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' Daniel Steres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
37' Against the run of play, Felipe Mora has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
46' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Felipe Mora is withdrawn and Antony gets his opportunity.
50' Sensational shot from Adalberto Carrasquilla. Houston Dynamo is back in the lead.
52' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Amine Bassi gets a card.
53' Hector Herrera picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' Ibrahim Aliyu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Latif Blessing on 57 minute.
62' The whistle greets Cristhian Paredes as he departs to be replaced by David Ayala.
67' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
71' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
72' Portland Timbers player sees a card in front of him.
75' Nathan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Chara on 75 minute.
76' GOAL! Nathan fires home to make it 2-2!
76' The referee has no hesitation. Micael is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 76.
81' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eryk Williamson is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 81 minute.
82' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 82.
87' Griffin Dorsey is replacing Franco Escobar for the Houston Dynamo side.
90' Griffin Dorsey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
90' Sebastian Kowalczyk makes way for Erik Sviatchenko at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Dairon Asprilla	2
Cristhian Paredes	2
Franco Escobar	2
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2
Antony	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

1.57 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers37% Draw26% Houston Dynamo37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

63%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

63%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers27% Draw42% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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