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 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#23	Position	#19
24	Points	32
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 6
33	Scored	27
33	Conceded	24
+0	GD	+3
1.33	PPG	1.78
39%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilmer Cabrera will be considering his options from the bench.
12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julio Cascante.
16' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 16.
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' Brian Fernandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 291 appearances.
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Chara on 31.
34' Ronaldo Pena was booked on 34.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marvin Loria makes it 1-0.
44' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' Matias Vera picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorge Moreira, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Valeri.
59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Diego Valeri adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
63' Brian Fernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
67' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Michael Salazar Jr. comes on to replace Tomas Martinez.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' The whistle greets Marvin Loria as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Conechny.
75' Goal! Jeremy Ebobisse scores his 68 goal in 291 matches.
76' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Marlon Hairston departs to be replaced by Juan Cabezas.
81' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
83' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante is replaced by Claude Dielna.
87' Brian Fernandez makes way for Eryk Williamson at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Cristhian Paredes	2
Franco Escobar	2
Alberth Elis	2
Fafa Picault	2
Antony	2
Alejandro Fuenmayor	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers56% Draw22% Houston Dynamo22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

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

78%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

44%

Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers40% Draw40% Houston Dynamo20%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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)

Top Scorers (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