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

Major League SoccerGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on July 19, 2020 at 12:00 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 19, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 35′J. EbobissePortland Timbers
  • 61′D. ValeriPortland Timbers
  • 86′A. ElisHouston Dynamo (pen.)

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 17J. Ebobisse
  1. 30E. Williamson
  2. 23Y. Chará
  3. 21D. Chará
  1. 10S. Blanco
  2. 8D. Valeri
  1. 28P. Bonilla
  2. 25B. Tuiloma
  3. 4J. Villafaña
  4. 33L. Mabiala
  1. 12S. Clark

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 9M. Manotas
  2. 7A. Elis
  3. 23D. Quintero
  1. 22M. Vera
  2. 8M. Rodríguez
  3. 27B. García
  1. 3A. Lundkvist
  2. 4Z. Valentín
  3. 5A. Struna
  4. 15M. Figueroa
  1. 1M. Marić
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 9, 2020Nashville SC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 2, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Oct 20, 2019Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 6, 2019San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2020Los Angeles FC(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2020Sporting Kansas City(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Feb 29, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 6, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(home)4-2Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2019Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major 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
Jun 23, 2019Portland Timbers 4-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2019Houston Dynamo 1-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 16, 2018Houston Dynamo 4-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jul 29, 2018Portland Timbers 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Nov 6, 2017Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 31, 2017Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo on Jun 23, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.4 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.31.439/159/15
Houston Dynamo1.42.1111/1511/15

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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