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Portland Timbers

3–1

xG 2.06–0.73

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Houston Dynamo

Providence Park

Portland · Sun 30 Mar, 16:00 PT · Major League Soccer · Cap 25,218

xVerdict

POT deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with POT. HOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
POT led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 1.66–0.57.

POTHOU
1.66Open play0.57
0.40Set play0.15
0.40Corners0.02
Shot profileFact
HOU took 10 shots and put one on target.
xAnalysis

POT put nine of 16 on frame.

POTHOU

Shots

16 – 10

xG / shot

0.13 – 0.07

On target

9 – 1

Inside box

14 – 5

Outside box

3 – 5

Blocked

3 – 3

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

5 – 1

Big missed

2 – 0

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
POT scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 6', and they scored again.

First half

  • 6'Felipe Mora scores (right foot shot, Santiago Moreno).
  • 11'Yellow, Diego Chará (Foul).
  • 12'Franco Escobar scores (right foot shot, Jack McGlynn).
  • 23'Antony scores (right foot shot, Felipe Mora).
  • 31'Yellow, Daniel Steres (Foul).
  • 34'Yellow, Felipe Mora (Foul).
  • 43'Yellow, Jimer Fory.

Second half

  • 46'Erik Sviatchenko on, Daniel Steres off.
  • 55'Yellow, Griffin Dorsey (Foul).
  • 71'Antony scores (left foot shot, Felipe Mora).
  • 73'Kevin Kelsy on, Felipe Mora off.
  • 73'Ian Smith on, Jimer Fory off.
  • 73'Júnior Urso on, Nicolás Lodeiro off.
  • 80'Ariel Lassiter on, Antony off.
  • 80'Joao Ortiz on, David Ayala off.
  • 81'Andy Batioja on, Amine Bassi off.
  • 87'Ibrahim Aliyu on, Jack McGlynn off.
  • 88'Claudio Bravo on, Juan Mosquera off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
Both started a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

POT set up 4-2-3-1. HOU set up 4-2-3-1.

POT · 4-2-3-1HOU · 4-2-3-1

49101120212427293041256810202124252627MillerMoraCostaAntonySurmanCharáAyalaForyMosqueraMorenoPantemisEscobarSteresArturBassiPonceLodeiroMcGlynnAwodesuDorseyGillinghamKowalczyk
Player ratingsFact
POT's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.4–7.0. Mora led the card at 9.2.

POT

9Felipe MoraFW739.25
11AntonyMF808.70
20Finn SurmanDF907.50
30Santiago MorenoMF907.52
7Ariel LassiterFW107.21
4Kamal MillerDF907.20
24David AyalaMF807.21
29Juan MosqueraDF887.11
27Jimer ForyDF737.10
21Diego CharáMF907.00
10David Da CostaMF907.01
80Joao OrtizMF106.90
23Ian SmithDF176.70
19Kevin KelsyFW176.50
5Claudio BravoDF26.40
41James PantemisGK906.40

HOU

21Jack McGlynnMF878.23
2Franco EscobarDF907.91
6ArturMF907.82
28Erik SviatchenkoDF447.50
26Blake GillinghamGK907.30
27Sebastian KowalczykMF907.10
30Júnior UrsoMF177.00
20Nicolás LodeiroMF736.91
37Andy BatiojaFW96.80
24Femi AwodesuDF906.70
8Amine BassiMF816.71
10Ezequiel PonceFW906.51
25Griffin DorseyDF906.20
5Daniel SteresDF466.00
18Ibrahim AliyuFW30.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–3.

POT

  • Jonathan RodríguezUnavailable
  • UnknownUnavailable

HOU

  • Duane HolmesUnavailable
  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable
  • Sebastián RodríguezUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
POT still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

The ball did not settle in either final third.

POT thirdMiddleHOU third
28%37%35%
POTHOU
Match statsFact
HOU had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

POT had the better chances.

POTHOU

Possession

40% – 60%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

421 – 615

Lge 461.9

Corners

7 – 8

Lge 4.8

Tackles

10 – 29

Lge 15.4

npxG

2.06 – 0.73