Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 19 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 7' Maynor Figueroa
Eryk Williamson 24' Y
Y 45' Memo Rodriguez
Jorge Villafana 86' Y
Y 87' Alberth Elis
R 88' Alberth Elis

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Cory Richardson
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
4
6
Portland Timbers 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
14 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W
08 Mar Nashville SC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
20 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
14 Jul Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D
08 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–4 L
29 Feb Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
06 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
29 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–2 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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Niccolo Lemoine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 7' Maynor Figueroa was booked on 7.
  • 12' The 36-year-old Jorge Villafana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeremy Ebobisse made 287 appearances and scored 68 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Alberth Elis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
  • 24' Eryk Williamson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' Steve Clark is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Jeremy Ebobisse has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Memo Rodriguez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' The travelling Houston Dynamo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Yimmi Chara has done his job and it is now time for Andy Polo to step up.
  • 61' What composure from Diego Valeri! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Tomas Martinez on 62 minute.
  • 67' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 69 minute.
  • 74' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' Portland Timbers make a change. Pablo Bonilla trudges off to be replaced by Chris Duvall on 82 minutes.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Jorge Villafana gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alberth Elis makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alberth Elis.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Boniek Garcia is replaced by Thomas McNamara.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Alberth Elis on 88 minutes.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Aljaz Struna is replaced by Victor Cabrera on 88 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Portland Timbers Form

2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers52% Draw23% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
75%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
48%
Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw40% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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