Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

4 – 0

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 23 Jun 2019 · 03:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Julio Cascante 12' Y

Y 16' Tomas Martinez

Diego Chara 31' Y

Y 34' Ronaldo Pena

Y 47' Matias Vera

Diego Valeri 54' Y

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Logan Brown
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee Mike Rottersman
Referee

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

Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2019-06-23 Portland Timbers 4–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
02 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	2–3	L
25 May	Philadelphia Union	A	3–1	W
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

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	0–4	L
02 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
26 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
19 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
12 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
12' Julio Cascante was booked on 12.
16' Tomas Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
21' Argentina international Matias Vera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
26' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
31' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
34' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Ronaldo Pena gets a Yellow card.
39' Against the run of play, Marvin Loria has scored! This game has turned on its head.
44' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. A.J. DeLaGarza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
47' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Matias Vera gets a Yellow card.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Poor challenge from Diego Valeri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
59' The 29-year-old Eryk Williamson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Diego Valeri adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
63' A stunning finish from Brian Fernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
67' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Michael Salazar Jr. comes on to replace Tomas Martinez.
72' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Tomas Conechny on, Marvin Loria off on 73 minutes.
75' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 4-0!
76' Houston Dynamo make a change. Marlon Hairston trudges off to be replaced by Juan Cabezas on 76 minutes.
81' Steve Clark, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
83' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Julio Cascante departs to be replaced by Claude Dielna.
87' Brian Fernandez makes way for Eryk Williamson at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
4-0 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

6
Aljaz Struna
21
Ronaldo Pena
27
Boniek Garcia
23
Joe Willis
10
Tomas Martinez ↓ Michael Salazar Jr. 67'
7
DaMarcus Beasley C
16
Kevin Garcia
20
A.J. DeLaGarza
14
Marlon Hairston ↓ Juan Cabezas 76'
11
Thomas McNamara
22
Matias Vera

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.17 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers57% Draw22% Houston Dynamo21%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

79%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

43%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers41% Draw40% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

Houston Dynamo Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet