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Portland Timbers — Houston Dynamo, MLS

USA, MLS

Portland Timbers
1.7LLLDW
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Houston Dynamo
2.1LDLWD
Team strength by Elo, 0 to 5What this means

Strength is the team’s Elo rating rescaled to 0–5 across all matches in the competition: it rises after wins over strong opponents and falls after losses to weak ones. The bar colour is the tier: red — weak, amber — below average, green — solid, blue — the strongest. The letters under the bar are the last five matches: W — win, D — draw, L — loss.

Outcome probability
45%25%30%
Portland Timbers45%Draw25%Houston Dynamo30%

Model vs market

Our probability against the one implied by the bookmaker price. The Δ column is the gap in percentage points.

OutcomeModelMarketΔ
1Portland Timbers45%2.23—
XDraw25%3.97—
2Houston Dynamo30%3.33—

our modelmarket — implied by the bookmaker price

Quick markets

The three most common questions — our probability next to the bookmaker line.

Both teams to score

Yes58%

ours 1.73

No42%

ours 2.36

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Over 9.5 corners

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Average totals by team

A plain average for each side over its most recent matches — what the totals grow out of. A fact, not a model forecast.

MetricPortland TimbersHouston DynamoCombined
Goals scored0.170.000.17
Conceded0.500.330.83
Corners14.011.012.5
Cards1.01.02.0
Offsides
Throw-ins
Fouls
xG
Shots
Shots on target

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Average over the last 5 completed matches of each team. The combined column adds the two sides; only corners are averaged, because they already arrive as a match total.

Why the model reads the match this way

Short answers to the key questions of the match. Tap a question to see the numbers by team and half.

Portland TimbersHouston Dynamo

Portland Timbers 45%, Houston Dynamo 30%. The safest is “No draw” at 75%.

Portland Timbers 45%Draw 25%Houston Dynamo 30%
1st half
35 · 37 · 28
2nd half
37 · 39 · 25
Both teams to score?
How many goals?
How many corners?
How many yellow cards?
How many shots?
How many fouls?
How many offsides?

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More possible scenarios

Three options at different prices of risk.

Conservativehigh probability, modest price
Basebalance of probability and price

First half total: Over 0.5

72%
High variancelow probability, high price

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Form and context

Portland Timbers

  • awaySan Jose Earthquakes1:3
  • homeAtlanta United0:1
  • awayDallas1:2
  • homeSt. Louis City2:2
  • homeMinnesota United5:4

Houston Dynamo

  • homeSporting Kansas City0:2
  • homeCincinnati2:2
  • awaySan Jose Earthquakes0:1
  • homeReal Salt Lake2:1
  • awayCharlotte0:0

Head to head

  • 03/15/26MLS2:3
  • 09/21/25MLS0:1
  • 03/30/25MLS3:1
  • 06/02/24MLS2:2
  • 03/17/24MLS0:1

League table

Both teams and their nearest neighbours.

#TeamPWDLGoalsPts
6New England Revolution27144945:3646
7San Jose Earthquakes27136849:3945
8Houston Dynamo27135934:3244
9Charlotte27127847:3843
10Chicago Fire26126846:3842
11Los Angeles28118943:3041
12Philadelphia Union271161054:4439
13Seattle Sounders27108935:3538
14Colorado Rapids271131338:3836
15LA Galaxy28991037:4436
16Orlando City271041348:6434
17New York City27891041:3633
18Cincinnati2689955:6433
19New York Red Bulls27961234:5133
20San Diego27881147:4732
21Portland Timbers27951348:5132
22Real Salt Lake27951340:4432
23Austin277101035:4731

Full breakdown

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Probabilities are a model estimate, not a guarantee.