Match Report
31 points for Portland Timbers (7th), 37 for Dallas (4th): a 6-point gap. Portland Timbers had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Portland Timbers were scoring 1.91 and conceding 1.87, Dallas 1.96 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Portland Timbers wins, 3 for Dallas, 2 draws, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Providence Park, capacity 25,218, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dallas led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Kevin Kelsy (66'), Felipe Mora (90') · Dallas: Patrickson Delgado (45'), Petar Musa (88')
Key stats
Possession: Portland Timbers 63% · Dallas 37% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-3