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Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo: result 4-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 19, 2017 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
4-2
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo?

Portland Timbers won 4-2 on March 19, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 11′D. ValeriPortland Timbers (pen.)
  • 38′E. TorresHouston Dynamo (pen.)
  • 45′R. QuiotoHouston Dynamo
  • 58′D. ValeriPortland Timbers
  • 66′D. GuzmánPortland Timbers
  • 88′F. AdiPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 9F. Adi
  1. 6D. Nagbe
  2. 20D. Guzmán
  3. 13Lawrence Olum Omosh
  1. 21D. Chará
  2. 10S. Blanco
  1. 8D. Valeri
  2. 16Z. Valentín
  3. 2A. Powell
  4. 7Roy Miller Hernández
  1. 90J. Gleeson

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 9E. Torres
  3. 12R. Quioto
  1. 14Alex
  2. 5J. Cabezas
  3. 13R. Clark
  1. 22Leonardo
  2. 20A. DeLaGarza
  3. 3A. Machado
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 1T. Deric
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)5-1Major League Soccer
Oct 23, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Oct 20, 2016Deportivo Saprissa(home)1-1CONCACAF Champions League
Oct 16, 2016Colorado Rapids(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2017Columbus Crew(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 23, 2016Colorado Rapids(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 16, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 13, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)0-0Major 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
Sep 25, 2016Houston Dynamo 3-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers on Sep 25, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.51.7310/159/15
Houston Dynamo1.31.3210/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portland Timbers sit 7th in Major League Soccer (46 points from 34 matches) and Houston Dynamo sit 5th (51 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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