Thursday , 2 July 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
1 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Thu 16 May 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Renzo Zambrano
Maynor Figueroa 47' Y
Y 79' Sebastian Blanco

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee R. Mendoza
  • Referee Malik Badawi
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
4
7
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
12 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
04 May FC Dallas H 2–1 W
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
20 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
13 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
11 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
05 May Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
27 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W
20 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 3–1 W
14 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers
#22 Position #28
22 Points 14
14 Played 14
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
19 Scored 22
23 Conceded 28
-4 GD -6
1.57 PPG 1.00
50% Win % 29%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cristhian Paredes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andres Flores is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
  • 20' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Renzo Zambrano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 30' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' Andres Flores gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 38' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 40' Houston Dynamo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mauro Manotas on 40.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Renzo Zambrano.
  • 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maynor Figueroa.
  • 52' Portland Timbers have won 458 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Andy Polo makes way for Brian Fernandez at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Jorge Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 77' Goal! Brian Fernandez scores his 11 goal in 287 matches.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Thomas McNamara on, Tomas Martinez off on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Sebastian Blanco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Romell Quioto on 82 minute.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Diego Valeri 2
Griffin Dorsey 2
Jeremy Ebobisse 2

Head to Head

2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers 2018-09-16 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2019-05-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2019-05-04 Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas W 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-04-13 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Portland Timbers Form

2019-05-16 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2019-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-27 Toronto FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo45% Draw26% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
71%
Draw or Portland Timbers
55%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo34% Draw43% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.7%

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% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 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
18% ✓

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