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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 50Kick-off on October 22, 2023 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
1-3
Houston Dynamo

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo?

Houston Dynamo won 1-3 on October 22, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 11′G. DorseyHouston Dynamo
  • 48′A. CarrasquillaHouston Dynamo
  • 71′G. DorseyHouston Dynamo
  • 80′F. MoraPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-3-3
  1. 23Y. Chará
  2. 9F. Mora
  3. 30S. Moreno
  1. 20Evander
  2. 21D. Chará
  3. 22C. Paredes
  1. 5C. Bravo
  2. 13D. Župarić
  3. 18Z. McGraw
  4. 29J. Mosquera
  1. 1D. Bingham

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 11C. Baird
  1. 21N. Quiñónes
  2. 8A. Bassi
  3. 20A. Carrasquilla
  1. 16H. Herrera
  2. 6Artur
  1. 2F. Escobar
  2. 31Micael
  3. 28E. Sviatchenko
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 12S. Clark
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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, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2023CF Montreal(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023Colorado Rapids(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2023San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2023Austin(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 8, 2023Colorado Rapids(home)5-1Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2023CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2023FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2023Inter Miami(away)2-1US Open Cup
Sep 24, 2023Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Portland Timbers wins, 2 draws, 1 Houston Dynamo win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 21, 2023Houston Dynamo 5-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jun 30, 2022Portland Timbers 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 16, 2022Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 4, 2021Houston Dynamo 0-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jun 24, 2021Houston Dynamo 2-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Apr 25, 2021Portland Timbers 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers on Aug 21, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.7 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 2.0 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.71.8310/1511/15
Houston Dynamo2.00.869/159/15

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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