Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

3 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 15 Mar 2026 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers 2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2025-03-30 Portland Timbers 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2024-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
01 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L
22 Feb	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D
05 Oct	San Diego FC	H	2–4	L
28 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–3	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	2–3	L
08 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–4	L
28 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
19 Oct	San Diego FC	H	0–4	L
05 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Portland Timbers
#20	Position	#26
44	Points	32
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
34	Scored	48
32	Conceded	51
+2	GD	-3
1.63	PPG	1.19
48%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Houston Dynamo is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Griffin Dorsey	2
Jeremy Ebobisse	2
Adalberto Carrasquilla	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Cristhian Paredes	2
Franco Escobar	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-10-19 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2025-10-05 Houston Dynamo 2–4 San Diego FC L 2025-09-28 Nashville SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L

Portland Timbers Form

2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-10-19 Portland Timbers 0–4 San Diego FC L 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo50% Draw24% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

74%

Draw or Portland Timbers

50%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo34% Draw43% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.