FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 45′FC Dallas, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 47′FC Dallas, yellow card:
- 56′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 63′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 63′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 64′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 77′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 77′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 82′Portland Timbers, substitution:off
- 87′FC Dallas, goal:2–0assist
- 88′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 90+3′Portland Timbers, goal:2–1assist
- Full-time2 – 1
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FC Dallas hold off late Portland surge to win 2-1
FC Dallas secured a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Toyota Stadium. Eric Quill's side led at half-time and made the advantage count late on, though Portland threatened a grandstand finish deep into stoppage time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Logan Farrington broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, converting from Shaquell Moore's assist to send FC Dallas in ahead at the break. The hosts doubled their lead in the 87th minute when Joaquín Valiente finished off a pass from Petar Musa, appearing to settle the contest.
Portland responded almost immediately, with Ariel Lassiter pulling one back in the third minute of added time after being set up by Andrew Guerra, but there was no time left for a leveller. FC Dallas held on despite Portland's dominance in possession and shot volume, converting their limited chances more clinically to see out the win.
Ariel Lassiter finished as the highest-rated player on the pitch with a 7.99 rating, scoring Portland's late consolation goal. Joaquín Valiente was not far behind, netting the decisive second goal for FC Dallas with a 7.54 rating.
Portland Timbers dominated territory with 61% of possession, yet it was FC Dallas who made their chances count.
FC Dallas beat Portland Timbers 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
FC Dallas met Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 25). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Toyota Stadium. Referee: Timothy Ford. Attendance: 10,925.
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Key moments
- 45' Goal: Logan Farrington (assist: Shaq Moore) — 1–0
- 87' Goal: Joaquín Valiente (assist: Petar Musa) — 2–0
- 90+3' Goal: Ariel Lassiter (assist: Gage Guerra) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
FC Dallas (3-4-2-1)
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Dallas 50%, the draw 23%, Portland Timbers 27%. It finished FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus Portland Timbers' hot finishing due to cool give FC Dallas the lean. The draw at 23% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why FC Dallas in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1609 to 1562. Sides this close won 45.7% of 14,634 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). 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 49.3% of 5,159 games vs 44.9% across all 100,077 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Portland Timbers scored +0.66 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 28.8% of 1,496 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 50%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Portland Timbers hold 8 more possession points (49 to 41 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,582 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why is the draw only 23%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 4.0 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,178. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 1.6 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Dallas are missing 3 regular starters — Herman Johansson, Osaze Urhoghide, Petar Musa — about 27% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. Portland Timbers are missing 2 regular starters — Jimer Fory, José Caicedo — about 17% of their usual starting-XI weight.
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