Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 37′Portland Timbers, yellow card:Foul
- 45′FC Dallas, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 55′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 55′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 59′FC Dallas, yellow card:Argument
- 62′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 62′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 62′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 66′Portland Timbers, goal:1–1
- 81′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 81′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 84′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 84′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 88′FC Dallas, goal:1–2
- 90′Portland Timbers, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Portland Timbers, goal:2–2assist
- 90+4′Portland Timbers, yellow card:Foul
- 90+6′FC Dallas, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 2
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Mora's stoppage-time leveller rescues point for Timbers against Dallas
Portland Timbers and FC Dallas shared a 2-2 draw at Providence Park in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture that swung right to the final minutes. Dallas led 1-0 at half-time and the sides traded blows throughout the second period before a stoppage-time equaliser ensured the points were split.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Patrickson Delgado put the visitors ahead in the first-half stoppage time, finishing from J. Valiente's assist to make it 0-1 at the break. K. Kelsy levelled for Portland in the 66th minute, but Petar Musa restored Dallas's lead in the 88th minute to put the away side back in front at 1-2. Felipe Mora, assisted by K. Velde, struck in the second minute of added time to complete the comeback and secure a 2-2 finish.
Portland dominated possession with 62 percent of the ball and had 16 shots to Dallas's 11, yet it was Dallas who created the higher-quality chances for long spells, reflected in their share of the match's expected goals. The Timbers needed until the closing exchanges to convert their territorial advantage into goals that mattered.
Musa scored Dallas's second goal in the 88th minute and finished with a match-high rating of 7.9. Mora's added-time equaliser for Portland also earned him strong marks on the night.
Portland's 62 percent possession share pointed to their control of the ball without translating into control of the scoreline until the very end.
Portland Timbers and FC Dallas drew 2–2 (half-time 0–1).
Portland Timbers met FC Dallas in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 July 2026, 02:30 UTC at Providence Park. Referee: A. Da Silva.
Team pages: Portland Timbers · FC Dallas · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Patrickson Delgado (assist: Joaquín Valiente) — 0–1
- 66' Goal: Kevin Kelsy — 1–1
- 88' Goal: Petar Musa — 1–2
- 90' Goal: Felipe Mora (assist: Kristoffer Velde) — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Portland Timbers (4-1-4-1)
- 41 James Pantemis (c)
- 27 Jimer Fory
- 4 Kamal Miller
- 20 Finn Surman
- 5 Brandon Bye
- 30 José Caicedo
- 11 Antony
- 10 David Da Costa
- 17 Cole Bassett
- 7 Ariel Lassiter
- 19 Kevin Kelsy
FC Dallas (4-4-1-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Portland Timbers 51%, the draw 22%, FC Dallas 27%. It finished Portland Timbers 2–2 FC Dallas.
Home ground outweighs FC Dallas' rating edge — FC Dallas are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage plus Portland Timbers' control of the ball give Portland Timbers the lean. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Portland Timbers at 51%?
Home ground, against the rating. FC Dallas sit 67 points higher on our strength rating — 1526 to 1594. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,423 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,024 games vs 44.9% across all 98,229 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Portland Timbers hold 11 more possession points (53 to 42 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.0% of 5,133 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 51%?
Because FC Dallas are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 22% and FC Dallas at 27%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,692. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.4 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Portland Timbers scored +0.59 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.3% of 1,429 games, vs 28.0% against normal finishing. FC Dallas are winless in their last 9 visits to Portland Timbers. "Cursed ground" stories don't survive the receipts: winless visitors won 20.4% of 5,584 return visits vs 21.4% class-expected — the rating's own read already covers it. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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