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Major League Soccer Western Conference Mon 2 Nov

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Da Costa 25′Velde 65′Janssen 78′

Full-time 3:1
Away Houston Dynamo

Bouzat 71′

Six of the Round · Major League Soccer

Player of the match Vincent Janssen 8.7

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 4.6/10 more watchable than 46% of MLS matches Race for the top places. How we rate

GolVolt rating 4.6GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 25' Costa, 1:0
  1. 21 → 16

    Portland Timbers climb 5 places in the table. Houston Dynamo stay in place 10.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 54% to 76% (Portland Timbers).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+8' · 3:1Portland Timbers 95%draw 4%Houston Dynamo 1%

Key stats

45% Possession 55%
2.47 xG (expected goals) 0.65
16 Shots 8
6 On target 1
6 Big chances 0
6 Corners 6
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Race for the top places.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 78′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Da Costa: a goal and an assist.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.5 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Race for the top places, end of the season. Stakes: 9.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 3.0 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 4.6more watchable than 46% of MLS matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

Highlights

Major League Soccer 21 h ago Open at source

Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo FC | Full Match Highlights | 4-Goal Sunday Thriller!

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How the match went

4 goals4 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 18' Ian Smithyellow card · foul
  2. 25' Goal: David Da Costaleft foot · assist: Janssen1:0
  3. 36' SubstitutionHolmes for Negri
  4. 40' Diadié Samassékouyellow card · foul
  5. Half-time · 1:0
  6. 61' Agustin Reschyellow card · foul
  7. 62' SubstitutionBassett for Iziota
  8. 65' Goal: Kristoffer Velderight foot · assist: Janssen2:0
  9. 66' 3 substitutionsAndrade for AliyuArana for ArturMcGuire for Foster
  10. 71' Goal: Agustín Bouzatleft foot · assist: McGuire2:1
  11. 78' Goal: Vincent Janssenheader · assist: Da Costa3:1
  12. 82' 2 substitutionsAravena for JanssenFernandez for Lassiter
  13. 83' SubstitutionMarkanich for Holmes
  14. 90' 2 substitutionsChará for Da CostaOrtiz for Barrera
  15. 90+3' Diego Charáyellow card · foul
  16. Full-time · 3:1

Match stats

Shooting

2.47 xG (expected goals) 0.65
16 Shots 8
6 On target 1
6 Big chances 0
8 Off target 2
2 Blocked 5
16 Inside the box 6
2 Outside the box 2
3 Big chances missed 0

Play

45% Possession 55%
6 Corners 6
443 Passes 542
87% Pass accuracy 88%
13 Key passes 7
99 Attacks 86
57 Dangerous attacks 45

Defence

11 Tackles 14
5 Interceptions 7
0 Saves 4

Discipline

11 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-1-4-1 –4-2-3-1

Portland Timbers

Houston Dynamo

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

Portland Timbers

Houston Dynamo

Match sheet

Coaches
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo Portland Timbers Ben Olsen Houston Dynamo
Stadium
Providence Park, Portland

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Portland Timbers Vincent Janssen 8.74
  2. 2. place · Portland Timbers David Da Costa 8.22
  3. 3. place · Portland Timbers Kristoffer Velde 7.80

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Absences

Portland Timbers · 2 out

  • Alex Bonetig Injured

    since 30 Sep · return date unknown · 5 matches missed · Shoulder Injury

  • Juan Mosquera Injured

    since 29 Jul · return date unknown · 18 matches missed · Ankle Surgery

Houston Dynamo · 2 out

  • Jimmy Maurer Injured

    since 30 Apr · return date unknown · 26 matches missed · Head Injury

  • Marcelo Saracchi Injured

    since 27 Oct · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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