Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers
Ref: Rubiel Vazquez, USAShell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas · 22,661 cap
Match recap
Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3–2 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Guilherme, Andrade, and Bogusz scored for Houston Dynamo; Guerra and Velde replied for Portland Timbers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Houston Dynamo versus 2.37 for Portland Timbers. Houston Dynamo sit 7th in the Major League Soccer table while Portland Timbers are 13th.
First Half
24'
Miller
Yellow Card
Ponce
Yellow Card
45+5'
Lassiter
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Guerra
45'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Second Half
⇄
Ponce
58'
Fory
Yellow Card
⚽
Guilherme
Assist: Bogusz
63'
⇄
Pereira da Costa
⇄
Samassékou
⇄
Halter
71'
⇄
Lassiter
71'
⇄
Aravena
⚽
Andrade
Assist: Guilherme
80'
⚽
Velde
Assist: Surman
⇄
Holmes
85'
Mora
Yellow Card
Markanich
Red Card
⇄
Ennali
90+10'
⇄
Guerra
Guilherme
Yellow Card
⚽
Bogusz
Assist: McGlynn
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 32 |
| 6 |  Seattle Sounders | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 7 |  Houston Dynamo | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 |  Minnesota United FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 |  St. Louis City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 |  Portland Timbers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 |  Austin | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 14 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Houston DynamoPortland Timbers
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS2.37
Attack4 · 2 won
19
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
9
11
Shots in the box
13
8
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
408
Total passes
454
346
Accurate passes
386
85%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 2 won
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
4
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
5
-1.60
Goals prevented
-1.60
Houston Dynamo
3-4-3
Portland Timbers
4-3-3Houston Dynamo
3-4-3Starting XI
- 5Lucas HalterD
- 8Jack Ryan McGlynnM
- 10Ezequiel Ponce MartínezF
- 11Lawrence EnnaliM
- 14Duane HolmesM
- 18Diadie SamassékouM
- 19Mateusz Piotr BoguszF
- 20GuilhermeF
- 28Erik SviatchenkoD
- 31Jonathan Henry BondG
- 36Felipe AndradeD
Substitutes
- 1James MaurerG
- 9Ondřej LingrM
- 16Héctor Miguel Herrera LópezM
- 17Nicholas MarkanichF
- 21Franco NegriD
- 22M. AranaM
- 24Aliyu IbrahimF
- 34A. ReschD
Portland Timbers
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Kamal Anthony MillerD
- 5Brandon Scott ByeD
- 7Ariel Daniel Lassiter AcuñaF
- 10David Pereira da CostaM
- 20Finn SurmanD
- 21Diego Ferney Chará ZamoraM
- 27Jimer Esteban Fory MejíaD
- 28Alexander Ernesto Aravena GuzmánM
- 41James PantemisG
- 88Andrew GuerraF
- 99Kristoffer VeldeF
Substitutes
- 9Felipe Andrés Mora AliagaF
- 15Eric MillerD
- 16Sawyer George JuraD
- 19Kevin Jesús Kelsy GenezF
- 23Ian SmithD
- 25John David Muse IIIG
- 80Julio Joao Ortiz LandázuriM
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme | F | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4/4 |
| Jonathan Bond | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mateusz Bogusz | F | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Jack McGlynn | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Felipe Andrade | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Duane Holmes | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Ponce | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Erik Sviatchenko(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lucas Halter | D | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ennali | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Diadié Samassékou | M | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Franco Negri | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Arana | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Maurer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Agustin Resch | D | 21 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ondrej Lingr | M | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Aliyu | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Héctor Herrera | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Nick Markanich | F | 12 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoffer Velde | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Finn Surman | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Diego Chará(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gage Guerra | F | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Alexander Aravena | M | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| David da Costa | M | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ariel Lassiter | F | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kamal Miller | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Pantemis | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jímer Fory | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Brandon Bye | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sawyer Jura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Miller | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Muse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Kelsy | F | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Felipe Mora | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joao Ortíz | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ian Smith | D | 19 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |