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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 33Kick-off on November 2, 2026 at 02:45 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
3-1
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo?

Portland Timbers won 3-1 on November 2, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 25′David Pereira da CostaPortland Timbers
  • 65′K. VeldePortland Timbers
  • 71′A. BouzatHouston Dynamo
  • 78′V. JanssenPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-1-4-1
  1. 14V. Janssen
  1. 99K. Velde
  2. 10David Pereira da Costa
  3. 73Eric Izoita
  4. 7A. Lassiter
  1. 30J. Caicedo
  1. 23Ian Smith
  2. 2J. Waterman
  3. 20F. Surman
  4. 12R. Hernández
  1. 41J. Pantemis

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9L. Foster
  1. 19M. Bogusz
  2. 30A. Bouzat
  3. 24A. Ibrahim
  1. 6Artur
  2. 18D. Samassékou
  1. 21F. Negri
  2. 34A. Resch
  3. 5Lucas Halter
  4. 11L. Ennali
  1. 31J. Bond
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 5, 7 and 3.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2026St. Louis City(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Oct 25, 2026Charlotte(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2026Colorado Rapids(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2026Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2026Sporting Kansas City(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 29, 2026Seattle Sounders(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Oct 25, 2026Minnesota United FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2026FC Dallas(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2026San Diego(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2026Minnesota United FC(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Portland Timbers win, 1 draw, 4 Houston Dynamo wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 15, 2026Houston Dynamo 3-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 21, 2025Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Mar 30, 2025Portland Timbers 3-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 2, 2024Portland Timbers 2-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 17, 2024Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Oct 22, 2023Portland Timbers 1-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers on Mar 15, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.8 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.1 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.81.9112/1511/15
Houston Dynamo1.11.076/156/15

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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