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Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on July 29, 2018 at 03:00 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
2-1
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo?

Portland Timbers won 2-1 on July 29, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 7′S. BlancoPortland Timbers
  • 12′R. QuiotoHouston Dynamo
  • 80′F. AdiPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

5-3-2
  1. 11A. Polo
  2. 27D. Asprilla
  1. 13Lawrence Olum Omosh
  2. 21D. Chará
  3. 10S. Blanco
  1. 8D. Valeri
  2. 18J. Cascante
  3. 16Z. Valentín
  4. 2A. Powell
  5. 33L. Mabiala
  1. 1J. Attinella

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 17A. Elis
  1. 31R. Quioto
  2. 10T. Martínez
  3. 11A. Wenger
  1. 6E. Alexander
  2. 27B. García
  1. 22Leonardo
  2. 33J. Watts
  3. 3A. Machado
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 23J. Willis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Houston Dynamo have 7, 4 and 4.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2018CF Montreal(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2018Los Angeles FC(away)2-3US Open Cup
Jul 15, 2018Los Angeles FC(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jun 30, 2018Seattle Sounders(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 26, 2018Philadelphia Union(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2018FC Dallas(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)4-2US Open Cup
Jul 15, 2018Colorado Rapids(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2018Minnesota United FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 6, 2017Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 31, 2017Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017Houston Dynamo 2-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017Portland Timbers 4-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Sep 25, 2016Houston Dynamo 3-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jun 26, 2016Portland Timbers 3-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo on Nov 6, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 2.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.60.978/157/15
Houston Dynamo2.01.359/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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