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 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

Houston Dynamo 18 games · Avg 3.2 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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers is underway.
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
Mauro Manotas	2
Franco Escobar	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2
Antony	2
Brian Fernandez	2
Santiago Moreno	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

1.77 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Portland Timbers xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo49% Draw24% Portland Timbers27%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

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	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

73%

Draw or Portland Timbers

51%

Houston Dynamo or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo33% Draw43% Portland Timbers24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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