Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Portland Timbers

3 – 1

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 30 Mar 2025 · 23:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Diego Chara 11' Y

Y 31' Daniel Steres

Felipe Mora 34' Y

Jimer Fory 43' Y

Y 55' Griffin Dorsey

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

2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W
23 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–0	W
16 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
09 Mar	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
02 Mar	Austin FC	H	1–0	W
23 Feb	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–4	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	1–3	L
23 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
16 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
03 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–4	L
23 Feb	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L

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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Obafemi Awodesu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
6' GOAL! Felipe Mora fires home to make it 1-0!
11' That looks like a foul for a card for Diego Chara.
12' The deadlock is broken! Franco Escobar gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
17' Claudio Bravo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 42 Yellow cards this season.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' Assisted by Felipe Mora with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antony makes no mistake. 2-1!
28' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 31.
34' A moment of madness from Felipe Mora on 34 minutes earns him a card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
39' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Jimer Fory gets a card.
46' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Daniel Steres exits the field as Erik Sviatchenko enters on 46.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Griffin Dorsey.
60' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' Antony makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
73' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Felipe Mora departs to be replaced by Kevin Kelsy.
74' Houston Dynamo make a change. Nicolas Lodeiro trudges off to be replaced by Junior Urso on 74 minutes.
79' The 25-year-old David Pereira da Costa has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 5 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Ariel Lassiter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antony at the 80 minute mark.
81' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Amine Bassi is withdrawn and Andy Batioja gets his opportunity.
86' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
87' Houston Dynamo make a change. Jack McGlynn trudges off to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu on 87 minutes.
88' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Juan Mosquera departs to be replaced by Claudio Bravo.
With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Cristhian Paredes
5
Claudio Bravo ↑ 88'
13
Dario Zuparic
16
Maxime Crepeau
7
Ariel Lassiter ↑ 80'
18
Zac McGraw
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 73'
80
Julio Ortiz ↑ 80'
23
Ian Smith ↑ 73'

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Antony	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Mauro Manotas	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Brian Fernandez	2
Santiago Moreno	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2025-03-23 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Portland Timbers W 2025-03-16 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-03-09 Nashville SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Austin FC W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2025-03-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2025-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-02-23 Houston Dynamo 1–2 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers42% Draw25% Houston Dynamo33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

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

67%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

58%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers29% Draw43% Houston Dynamo28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.4%

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%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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