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

Major League SoccerMatchday 11Kick-off on May 17, 2015 at 12:30 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 May 17, 2015.

Goalscorers

  • 9′W. BruinHouston Dynamo
  • 48′F. AdiPortland Timbers
  • 75′G. BarnesHouston Dynamo
  • 83′W. BruinHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 10G. Barnes
  2. 12W. Bruin
  1. 8L. Garrido
  2. 11Brad Davis
  3. 13R. Clark
  4. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 5Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
  3. 7D. Beasley
  4. 18D. Horst
  1. 1T. Deric

Portland Timbers

  1. 9F. Adi
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 8D. Valeri
  3. 13Jack Jewsbury
  4. 21D. Chará
  5. 22R. Wallace
  1. 2A. Powell
  2. 7Nat Borchers
  3. 19J. Villafaña
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 12A. Kwarasey
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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, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Portland Timbers have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 10, 2015Toronto FC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
May 6, 2015San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-1Major League Soccer
May 2, 2015FC Dallas(home)1-4Major League Soccer
Apr 26, 2015Sporting Kansas City(home)4-4Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2015DC United(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 9, 2015CF Montreal(away)2-1Major League Soccer
May 3, 2015Whitecaps(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 27, 2015Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 19, 2015New York City FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 12, 2015Orlando City SC(home)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Houston Dynamo wins, 2 draws, 1 Portland Timbers win.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 27, 2014Houston Dynamo 1-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Apr 7, 2013Portland Timbers 2-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2012Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers on Apr 27, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Portland Timbers score 1.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.11.448/157/15
Portland Timbers1.20.976/157/15

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 34 matches) and Portland Timbers sit 7th (46 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351
7Portland Timbers3413714626146

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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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