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 5th in the Major League Soccer table while Portland Timbers are 10th.
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 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | +33 | 50 |
| 4 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | +10 | 45 |
| 5 |  Houston Dynamo | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 44 |
| 6 |  Los Angeles FC | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | +13 | 41 |
| 9 |  Seattle Sounders | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 |  Portland Timbers | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 |  Real Salt Lake | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 32 |
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
- 8J. McGlynnM
- 10E. PonceF
- 11L. EnnaliM
- 14D. HolmesM
- 18D. SamassékouM
- 19M. BoguszF
- 20GuilhermeF
- 28E. SviatchenkoD
- 31J. BondG
- 36Felipe AndradeD
Substitutes
- 1J. MaurerG
- 9O. LingrM
- 16H. HerreraM
- 17N. MarkanichF
- 21F. NegriD
- 22M. AranaM
- 24A. IbrahimF
- 34A. ReschD
Portland Timbers
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4K. MillerD
- 5B. ByeD
- 7A. LassiterF
- 10David Pereira da CostaM
- 20F. SurmanD
- 21D. CharáM
- 27J. ForyD
- 28A. AravenaM
- 41J. PantemisG
- 88Andrew GuerraF
- 99K. VeldeF
Substitutes
- 9F. MoraF
- 15E. MillerD
- 16S. JuraD
- 19K. KelsyF
- 23Ian SmithD
- 25T. MuseG
- 80J. OrtizM
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 |