Wednesday , 30 September 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
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#26 Position #20
32 Points 44
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
48 Scored 34
51 Conceded 32
-3 GD +2
1.19 PPG 1.63
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 7' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Maynor Figueroa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 12' Bill Tuiloma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 24' Eryk Williamson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Assisted by Sebastian Blanco with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Ebobisse makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Memo Rodriguez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Andy Polo.
  • 61' Diego Valeri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Tomas Martinez on 62 minute.
  • 67' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Marvin Loria comes on to replace Eryk Williamson.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' Houston Dynamo 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.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Pablo Bonilla as he leaves the pitch. Chris Duvall steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jorge Villafana on 86.
  • 86' GOAL! Alberth Elis fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Alberth Elis is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 87.
  • 87' Thomas McNamara is replacing Boniek Garcia for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 88' Alberth Elis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 88.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Aljaz Struna as he leaves the pitch. Victor Cabrera steps in for Houston Dynamo.
  • 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
Mauro Manotas 2
Alejandro Fuenmayor 2
Brian Fernandez 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Diego Valeri 2
Griffin Dorsey 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
1.86 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers51% Draw24% Houston Dynamo25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
75%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
49%
Portland Timbers or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers35% Draw42% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 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

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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