Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

22 October 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Felipe Mora 80’
  • Griffin Dorsey 11’, 71’
  • Adalberto Carrasquilla 48’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3-1 on the road. Houston Dynamo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Griffin Dorsey put Houston Dynamo ahead with a header in the 11th minute. In the second half, Adalberto Carrasquilla made it 0-2 in the 48th minute, Dorsey made it 0-3 in the 71st minute, and Felipe Mora pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 80th minute.

Portland Timbers can feel hard done by, creating 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Houston Dynamo's 0.47 from 7.

Key events

Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo
Kick-off
EvanderShot on target
5’
11’
Griffin DorseyHeader0-1 (Houston Dynamo)
26’
Nelson QuiñonesShot on target
Santiago MorenoShot on target
30’
40’
MicaelFoul
Santiago MorenoShot on target
40’
42’
Franco EscobarFoul
EvanderShot on target
42’
45+4’
Adalberto CarrasquillaFoul
Half-time0-1
48’
Adalberto CarrasquillaRight foot shot0-2 (Houston Dynamo)
Second half underway
Claudio BravoShot on target
55’
57’
Nelson QuiñonesShot on target
Sebastián BlancoCristhian Paredes
59’
Dairon AsprillaYimmi Chará
59’
Diego CharáFoul
66’
67’
Héctor HerreraFoul
70’
Ibrahim AliyuCorey Baird
71’
Griffin DorseyRight foot shot0-3 (Houston Dynamo)
Franck BoliJuan Mosquera
72’
Zac McGrawFoul
74’
Felipe MoraRight foot shot1-3 (Portland Timbers)
80’
Antony AlvesClaudio Bravo
82’
84’
Luis CaicedoAmine Bassi
84’
Bradley SmithNelson Quiñones
87’
Bradley SmithShot on target
90’
Daniel SteresAdalberto Carrasquilla
Full-time1-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.47 11’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-1 11’ 48’ Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo), 0-2 48’ 71’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-3 71’ 80’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), 1-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.47 11’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-1 Dorsey 11’ 48’ Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo), 0-2 Carrasquilla 48’ 71’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), 0-3 Dorsey 71’ 80’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), 1-3 Mora 80’
Portland Timbers 1.22 xGHouston Dynamo 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Houston Dynamo attacking Portland Timbers attacking 
80’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 40’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 29’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Nelson Quiñones (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 89’ Franck Boli (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Evander (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Bradley Smith (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Nelson Quiñones (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Evander (Portland Timbers), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Evander (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 80’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 40’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 29’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Nelson Quiñones (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Amine Bassi (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Franck Boli (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 47’ Evander (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Yimmi Chará (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Bradley Smith (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Nelson Quiñones (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ Evander (Portland Timbers), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Zac McGraw (Portland Timbers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Evander (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Portland Timbers 4-3-3 Starting XI
Bingham
Bravo 82’
McGraw
Župarić
Mosquera 72’
Paredes 59’
Chará
Evander
Chará 59’
Mora
Moreno
Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Clark
Escobar
Sviatchenko
Micael
Dorsey 2
Artur
Herrera
Quiñones 84’
Carrasquilla 90’
Bassi 84’
Baird 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
David Bingham
90′ 3 3 23 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Juan Mosquera Taken off
72′ 1 2 – 3 1 27 1 – – –
Zac McGraw
90′ 1 1 – 5 4 34 1 – –
Dario Župarić
90′ 1 – – 3 1 41 1 – – –
Claudio Bravo Taken off
82′ 3 2 – 5 – 36 2 – – –
Franck Boli Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – – 1 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Cristhian Paredes Taken off
59′ – – 16 – 0.05 4 2 4 1 – –
Diego Chará
90′ – – 45 – 0.05 3 – 4 2 1
Evander
90′ – 1 41 3 0.76 3 3 8 3 2 –
Santiago Moreno
90′ – – 49 2 0.15 1 1 6 – 2 –
Yimmi Chará Taken off
59′ – – 15 2 0.03 – – 3 – 2 –
Sebastián Blanco Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 15 – 0.02 – – – – – –
Dairon Asprilla Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 17 – 0.16 1 – 1 – – –
Antony Alves Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 5 2 0.26 – – – – – –
Forwards1 player
Felipe Mora
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.58 0.13 2 2 1 18 –
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

Portland Timbers WWWDL
Houston Dynamo WLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 5-0 Portland Timbers, 21 Aug 23 Next meeting: Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland Timbers, 17 Mar 24  All Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo 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.