Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers

21 August 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 4–0

Amine Bassi 5’ (pen)
Nelson Quiñones 11’
Corey Baird 14’
Franco Escobar 45+3’
Bradley Smith 63’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Portland Timbers. Houston Dynamo led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Amine Bassi put Houston Dynamo ahead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute, Nelson Quiñones made it 2-0 in the 11th minute, Corey Baird made it 3-0 in the 14th minute, and Franco Escobar made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Bradley Smith made it 5-0 in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Houston Dynamo created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Portland Timbers's 0.19 from 6.

Key events

Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers

Kick-off

Nelson QuiñonesShot on target

2’

Griffin DorseyVAR: No penalty

4’

Amine BassiPenalty

1-0

5’

Nelson QuiñonesRight foot shot

2-0

11’

Corey BairdRight foot shot

3-0

14’

Franco EscobarFoul

22’

45+1’

Dario ŽuparićFoul

Franco EscobarLeft foot shot

4-0

45+3’

Griffin DorseyFoul

45+4’

Half-time4-0

46’

Sebastián BlancoDairon Asprilla

46’

Larrys MabialaYimmi Chará

46’

Eric MillerClaudio Bravo

46’

Felipe MoraFranck Boli

Second half underway

Adalberto CarrasquillaShot on target

53’

Bradley SmithNelson Quiñones

60’

Luis CaicedoHéctor Herrera

61’

Ethan BartlowMicael

62’

Bradley SmithRight foot shot

5-0

63’

69’

Jarosław NiezgodaJuan Mosquera

Sebastian KowalczykArtur

73’

Daniel SteresErik Sviatchenko

78’

Bradley SmithShot on target

87’

89’

EvanderFoul

90’

Miguel Araujo

Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Houston Dynamo 2.05 xGPortland Timbers 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Portland Timbers attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Portland Timbers 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Steve Clark	90′	0	0	24	–	–	–	1	–

Defenders6 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	1	2	–	6	2	41	–	–	–
Erik Sviatchenko Taken off	78′	1	1	–	2	–	30	–	–	–	–
Micael Taken off	62′	1	1	2	7	5	39	–	–	–	–
Franco Escobar	90′	3	–	–	3	–	40	1	1	–
Ethan Bartlow Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	20	2	–	–	–
Daniel Steres Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	13	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Artur Taken off	73′	–	–	64	–	0.02	2	–	2	–	–	–
Héctor Herrera Taken off	61′	–	1	55	2	0.13	1	1	5	–	1	–
Adalberto Carrasquilla	90′	–	1	50	3	0.32	1	1	3	–	1	–
Amine Bassi	90′	1	–	58	3	0.30	–	–	3	3	3	–
Nelson Quiñones Taken off	61′	1	–	22	–	0.05	1	–	3	1	–	–
Bradley Smith Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Luis Caicedo Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	24	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	1	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	11	–	0.01	–	–	3	–	2	–

Forwards1 player


Corey Baird	90′	1	1	3	2	0.71	0.02	1	4	1	12	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Aljaž Ivačič	90′	3	5	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Juan Mosquera Taken off	69′	1	–	–	4	2	21	1	–	–	–
Miguel Araujo	90′	1	1	1	2	–	42	1	–	–
Dario Župarić	90′	1	1	–	2	–	43	2	–	–
Claudio Bravo Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	–	18	2	–	–	–
Eric Miller Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	8	1	–	–	–
Jarosław Niezgoda Came on as a substitute	21′	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Cristhian Paredes	90′	–	–	18	–	0.01	5	–	5	1	–	–
Bryan Acosta	90′	–	–	28	–	0.01	3	4	5	2	2	–
Evander	90′	–	–	23	2	0.24	–	–	2	2	1
Yimmi Chará Taken off	45′	–	–	11	1	0.01	1	–	3	–	1	–
Larrys Mabiala Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	22	–	0.00	–	1	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


Dairon Asprilla Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.01	0.00	–	3	1	7	–
Franck Boli Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.02	1	1	–	7	–
Sebastián Blanco Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.09	0.00	–	3	2	11	–
Felipe Mora Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.01	–	6	3	10	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Houston Dynamo L L D L D

Portland Timbers L D L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Portland Timbers 2-1 Houston Dynamo, 30 Jun 22 Next meeting: Portland Timbers 1-3 Houston Dynamo, 22 Oct 23 All Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.