Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

3 – 2

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Portland Timbers

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

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Houston Dynamo 22 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 22 games · 28 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	23	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	22	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	37
4	New England Revolution	22	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	23	29
8	New York Red Bulls	22	26
9	Toronto FC	22	25
10	D.C. United SC	22	25
11	Orlando City SC	22	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	21
14	Montreal Impact FC	22	21
15	Columbus Crew SC	22	20
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	43
17	Houston Dynamo	22	39
18	Los Angeles FC	23	36
19	San Jose Earthquakes	22	34
20	FC Dallas	22	34
21	St. Louis City	22	34
22	Colorado Rapids SC	22	31
23	San Diego FC	22	30
24	Minnesota United FC	22	29
25	Real Salt Lake	21	28
26	Portland Timbers	22	28
27	Seattle Sounders FC	21	26
28	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	26
29	Austin FC	22	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	22	15

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
#17	Position	#26
39	Points	28
22	Played	22
12 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 10
30	Scored	39
26	Conceded	39
+4	GD	+0
1.77	PPG	1.27
55%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

5% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Houston Dynamo are 17th (39 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

5/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

3/7

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/5

46-60

4/2

61-75

6/–

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

12 G

5 A

Portland Timbers

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
3-2 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	4
Mauro Manotas	3
Cristhian Paredes	2
Franco Escobar	2
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2
Antony	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	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

1.83 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 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo50% Draw24% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

74%

Draw or Portland Timbers

50%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo35% Draw42% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

0 – 2

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%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+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

17% ✓

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