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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 30Kick-off on September 25, 2016 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
3-1
Portland Timbers

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers?

Houston Dynamo won 3-1 on September 25, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 34′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo (pen.)
  • 51′D. ValeriPortland Timbers
  • 73′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo
  • 85′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 19M. Manotas
  1. 13R. Clark
  2. 14Alex
  3. 26C. Warner
  4. 27B. García
  1. 2J. Anibaba
  2. 5Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
  3. 7D. Beasley
  4. 11A. Wenger
  5. 22S. Williams
  1. 31J. Willis

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 22Darren Mattocks
  1. 9F. Adi
  2. 6D. Nagbe
  3. 21D. Chará
  1. 8D. Valeri
  2. 13Jack Jewsbury
  1. 2A. Powell
  2. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  3. 27S. Taylor
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 90J. Gleeson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Portland Timbers have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 18, 2016Real Salt Lake(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Sporting Kansas City(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Aug 28, 2016FC Dallas(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 25, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2016San Jose Earthquakes(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 17, 2016Philadelphia Union(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2016Deportivo Saprissa(away)2-4CONCACAF Champions League
Sep 11, 2016Real Salt Lake(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 4, 2016FC Dallas(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 28, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)4-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Houston Dynamo win, 2 draws, 3 Portland Timbers wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 26, 2016Portland Timbers 3-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 22, 2015Portland Timbers 2-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 21, 2015Portland Timbers 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 17, 2015Houston Dynamo 3-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Apr 27, 2014Houston Dynamo 1-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Apr 7, 2013Portland Timbers 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo on Jun 26, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.11.148/155/15
Portland Timbers1.41.449/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 33 matches) and Portland Timbers sit 8th (43 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3314910434251
8Portland Timbers3312714606143

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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