Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers match stats & report

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Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 31 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston · Ref Allen Chapman, USA

Houston Dynamo stats & fixtures · Portland Timbers stats & fixtures

Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 1–0 in Major League Soccer on 21 September 2025. Expected goals finished 1.88–0.65. Houston Dynamo had 55% of the ball.

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers match statistics

Houston DynamoPortland Timbers

55% Ball possession 45%
1.88 Expected goals (xG) 0.65
21 Total shots 7
7 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 1
15 Shots inside the box 3
11 Corners 4
11 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 3
5 Yellow cards 2
483 Passes 417
90% Pass accuracy 88%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

21' Yellow card J. Ortiz Portland Timbers
38' Yellow card P. Ortíz Houston Dynamo
44' Goal E. Ponce (assist J. McGlynn) Houston Dynamo
58' Yellow card B. Raines Houston Dynamo
63' Yellow card G. Dorsey Houston Dynamo
70' Yellow card Junior Urso Houston Dynamo
72' Yellow card D. Župarić Portland Timbers
80' Yellow card E. Sviatchenko Houston Dynamo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Houston Dynamo

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Juan Francisco Guerra Piñero

31 J. Bond

36 Felipe Andrade 22 P. Ortíz 28 E. Sviatchenko 25 G. Dorsey

30 Junior Urso 35 B. Raines

9 O. Lingr 11 L. Ennali 21 J. McGlynn

10 E. Ponce

Bench Sergio Santos , J. Maurer , D. Lowe , A. Bassi , G. Segal , S. Kowalczyk , F. Awodesu , D. Holmes , D. Samassékou

Portland Timbers

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Philip John Neville

41 J. Pantemis

23 I. Smith 13 D. Župarić 20 F. Surman 15 E. Miller

24 D. Ayala 80 J. Ortiz

11 Antony 10 D. Da Costa 99 K. Velde

9 F. Mora

Bench K. Miller , A. Lassiter , O. Fernandez , D. Chara , C. Paredes , T. Muse , M. Rojas , K. Kelsy , G. Guerra

Form guide

Houston Dynamo at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portland Timbers away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Mar 25	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	3–1
2 Jun 24	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	2–2
17 Mar 24	Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers	1–0
22 Oct 23	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	1–3
21 Aug 23	Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers	5–0
30 Jun 22	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	2–1

The full Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers head-to-head record