Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Houston Dynamo
1 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 17 Mar 2024 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Griffin Dorsey 52' Y
Y 57' Dario Zuparic
Y 64' Kamal Miller
Sebastian Kowalczyk 70' Y
Artur 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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4
8
Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
03 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
25 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
22 Oct Portland Timbers A 3–1 W
08 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 5–1 W
04 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
09 Mar New York City FC A 2–1 W
03 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
25 Feb Colorado Rapids SC H 4–1 W
22 Oct Houston Dynamo H 1–3 L
07 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers
#20 Position #22
51 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 9 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
43 Scored 62
43 Conceded 61
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 50% of all matches.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ibrahim Aliyu makes it 1-0.
  • 48' Antony, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' Griffin Dorsey is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' Kamal Miller picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 65 minute. Cristhian Paredes leaves to be changed by Eryk Williamson.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 75' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Nathan on 76 minute.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Artur on 80 minutes.
  • 83' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Aliyu is withdrawn and Brad Smith gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Andrew Tarbell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Escobar on 87 minute.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Miguel Araujo comes on to replace Dario Zuparic.
  • 90' Brooklyn Raines gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Amine Bassi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Franco Escobar 2
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2
Antony 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Diego Valeri 2

Head to Head

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers 2022-06-30 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-04-16 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Portland Timbers

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Portland Timbers Form

2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-09 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo54% Draw25% Portland Timbers21%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
79%
Draw or Portland Timbers
46%
Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo36% Draw45% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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