MLS

FT Saturday, September 20, 2025
Portland Timbers LDDWL 0
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Houston Dynamo FC LWDLW 1
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HOU101
Shell Energy Stadium · 18,357 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
3
45.3
Possession
54.7
7
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
437
417
Passes
483
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
14
10
Crosses
30
0.2
Cross %
0.5
37
Long Balls
37
22
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
5
27
Effective Clearances
12
27
Clearances
12

Head to Head

HOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

HOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Jonathan BondG
  2. 22Pablo OrtízCD-L
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
  4. 36Felipe AndradeLB
  5. 25Griffin DorseyRB
  6. 11Lawrence EnnaliAM
  7. 30Júnior UrsoLM
  8. 35Brooklyn RainesRM
  9. 10Ezequiel PonceF
  10. 9Ondrej LingrAM-L
  11. 21Jack McGlynnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Duane HolmesSUB
  2. 1Jimmy MaurerSUB
  3. 24Obafemi AwodesuSUB
  4. 17Gabriel SegalSUB
  5. 8Amine BassiSUB
  6. 27Sebastian KowalczykSUB
  7. 18Diadie SamassekouSUB
  8. 20Sergio SantosSUB
  9. 37Damion LoweSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41James PantemisG
  2. 13Dario ZuparicCD-L
  3. 20Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 23Ian SmithLB
  5. 15Eric MillerRB
  6. 10David Da CostaAM
  7. 24David AyalaLM
  8. 80Joao OrtizRM
  9. 9Felipe MoraF
  10. 11AntonyAM-L
  11. 99Kristoffer VeldeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Diego CharáSUB
  2. 19Kevin KelsySUB
  3. 22Omir FernándezSUB
  4. 35Matías RojasSUB
  5. 4Kamal MillerSUB
  6. 7Ariel LassiterSUB
  7. 88Gage GuerraSUB
  8. 25Trey MuseSUB
  9. 17Cristhian ParedesSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Joao Ortiz (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Pablo Ortíz (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Ezequiel Ponce (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.
  4. 58' Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Matías Rojas replaces Joao Ortiz.
  6. 63' Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 67' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Amine Bassi replaces Ondrej Lingr.
  8. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes replaces David Ayala.
  9. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Kevin Kelsy replaces Felipe Mora.
  10. 69' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Chará replaces Kristoffer Velde.
  11. 70' Júnior Urso (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter replaces Eric Miller.
  14. 80' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Duane Holmes replaces Lawrence Ennali.
  15. 80' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Diadié Samassékou replaces Brooklyn Raines.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Femi Awodesu replaces Jack McGlynn.

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