Portland Timbers

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Houston Dynamo FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We’re Confident Timbers Will Get Job Done

There’s some insurance when it comes to wagering Portland -0.25 against Houston. At Asian Handicap odds of 1.85, we get a nice payout if the home team win and half the stake returned for a draw.

2-2 Draw in Pair’s Last Battle

Portland Timbers won their last game. It was on the road where Colorado Rapids were beaten 3-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Phil Neville's team recorded 53% possession and managed five shots on target, while Joshua Atencio (own goal), Antony and Kevin Kelsy scored one goal each.

Houston Dynamo drew on their travels in their previous game. A 0-0 scoreline was played out against Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field. The Texas club managed one shot on goal and had 46% possession.

Houston have not lost to Portland in the past four games, with the last clash seeing a 2-2 draw played out at Providence Park. The past 10 H2H games have featured four triumphs for Portland, three for Houston and three draws.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers 19 8 6 5 28 27 1 28:27 30
21 Houston Dynamo logo Houston Dynamo 20 6 5 9 25 31 -6 25:31 23
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Portland Timbers – Last 10 League Games

Portland have 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.8 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts. The Oregon side have averaged 47.7% possession and 4.6 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.5 goals from 5.5 shots on goal, 9.7 attempts and 6.0 corners.

Top scorer Antony has found the net 3 times, with Kevin Kelsy, Felipe Mora, David Da Costa and David Da Costa getting 1 goals each. The leading assistor is Santiago Moreno with 2.

Houston Dynamo – Last 10 League Games

Houston have won 2, lost 6 and drawn 2, averaging 7.9 attempts, 3.5 shots on goal and 1.8 goals. Ben Olsen's men average 49.5% possession, 5.1 corners in their favour and 5.4 corners against, while 2.6 goals have been conceded from 3.7 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts.

Ezequiel Ponce is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, while Nicolas Lodeiro, Amine Bassi, Daniel Steres and Erik Sviatchenko have 1. Adalberto Carrasquilla has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 2.

Confirmed Lineups

Portland Timbers confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): James Pantemis (GK), Juan Mosquera, Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, Jimer Fory, Diego Chara, David Ayala, Santiago Moreno, David Da Costa, Antony, Felipe Mora.

Houston Dynamo confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Blake Gillingham (GK), Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar, Obafemi Awodesu, Daniel Steres, Artur, Jack McGlynn, Nicolas Lodeiro, Amine Bassi, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Ezequiel Ponce.

Expert MLS Analysis

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo league stats:

  • The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Houston in 3 of their last 5 games.

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo Prediction

There’s a strong case for backing Portland in this MLS game and we’ll take them at -0.25 at 1.85. This means a good return if they win and we expect the home team to have the edge.

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Timbers -0.25 Probability

According to the latest odds, there’s a 54.1% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Corners Prediction

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The 9.5 Total Corners line has been covered in eight consecutive Portland home games, with the last ten Houston matches averaging 10.50 corners. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for the Total Corners line to get covered at 1.73.

League Games

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Portland Logo Portland
Total
10.60 4.60 6.00
Home
11.70 5.60 6.10
Away
9.10 3.70 5.40
Houston Logo Houston
Total
10.50 5.10 5.40
Home
10.80 6.60 4.20
Away
9.70 3.80 5.90

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Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo Odds

With a 45% chance of winning, Portland Timbers are favourites to win this MLS match and they’re available at betting odds of 2.20 with the bookies. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Houston Dynamo are available at 3.25.

A high-scoring match is a possibility and that is reflected in the Over 2.5 Goals odds.

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Team Stats

Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers League Stats

Houston Dynamo logo Houston Dynamo League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Portland vs Houston team news.

The MLS squad information is a great asset when it comes to making your bets.

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo Lineups

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Houston Dynamo Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

41 James Pantemis
29 Juan Mosquera 20 Finn Surman 4 Kamal Miller 27 Jimer Fory
21 Diego Chara 24 David Ayala
30 Santiago Moreno 10 David Da Costa 11 Antony
9 Felipe Mora
26 Blake Gillingham
25 Griffin Dorsey 2 Franco Escobar 24 Obafemi Awodesu 5 Daniel Steres
6 Artur 21 Jack McGlynn
20 Nicolas Lodeiro 8 Amine Bassi 27 Sebastian Kowalczyk
10 Ezequiel Ponce

Houston Dynamo Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Portland Timbers Substitutes

  • 5Claudio Bravo
  • 7Ariel Lassiter
  • 13Dario Zuparic
  • 16Maxime Crepeau
  • 17Cristhian Paredes
  • 18Zac McGraw
  • 19Kevin Kelsy
  • 23Ian Smith
  • 80Joao Ortiz

Houston Dynamo Substitutes

  • 16Erik Duenas
  • 17Gabriel Segal
  • 18Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 23Michael Halliday
  • 28Erik Sviatchenko
  • 30Junior Urso
  • 32Pedro Oliveira
  • 35Brooklyn Raines
  • 37Andy Batioja

Previous Portland Timbers Lineups

23 Mar MLS
Colorado Rapids 0-3 Portland Timbers
17 Mar MLS
Portland Timbers 1-1 LA Galaxy
09 Mar MLS
Nashville SC 2-0 Portland Timbers
02 Mar MLS
Portland Timbers 1-0 Austin FC
24 Feb MLS
Portland Timbers 1-4 Vancouver
24 Oct MLS
Vancouver 5-0 Portland Timbers

Previous Houston Dynamo Lineups

23 Mar MLS
Seattle Sounders 0-0 Houston Dynamo
16 Mar MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-2 Real Salt Lake
09 Mar MLS
Columbus Crew 0-0 Houston Dynamo
03 Mar MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-4 Inter Miami
23 Feb MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-2 FC Dallas
04 Nov MLS
Houston Dynamo 7-8 Seattle Sounders

Injuries & Suspensions

Portland Timbers Injury Table

Type Name Info
Antony Hamstring
Ariel Lassiter Other
Jonathan Rodriguez Hip
Zac McGraw Low back

Houston Dynamo Injury Table

Type Name Info
Daniel Steres Lower leg
Sebastian Rodriguez National team c
Andrew Tarbell Cruciate ligame
Nelson Quinones Knee

USA FlagMLS Table

2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 19 12 4 3 35:19 40
2 San Diego 20 12 3 5 41:25 39
3 FC Cincinnati 20 12 3 5 31:26 39
4 Nashville SC 20 11 5 4 36:23 38
5 Vancouver 18 10 5 3 34:19 35
6 Minnesota Utd 20 9 7 4 33:23 34
7 Columbus Crew 19 9 7 3 32:26 34
8 Orlando City 20 9 6 5 37:26 33
9 Portland Timbers 19 8 6 5 28:27 30
10 Inter Miami 16 8 5 3 36:27 29
11 NY Red Bulls 20 8 5 7 32:24 29
12 Seattle Sounders 19 8 5 6 27:25 29
13 Chicago Fire 19 8 4 7 38:34 28
14 NYCFC 19 8 4 7 24:21 28
15 SJ Earthquakes 20 7 6 7 40:32 27
16 Los Angeles FC 16 7 5 4 30:23 26
17 Colorado Rapids 20 7 5 8 23:28 26
18 Austin FC 20 7 5 8 15:23 26
19 Charlotte FC 20 8 1 11 32:34 25
20 NE Revolution 18 6 6 6 24:21 24
21 Houston Dynamo 20 6 5 9 25:31 23
22 FC Dallas 19 5 6 8 26:35 21
23 Sporting KC 20 5 5 10 31:37 20
24 Real Salt Lake 19 5 4 10 19:26 19
25 D.C. United 20 4 6 10 17:39 18
26 Toronto FC 19 4 5 10 22:25 17
27 Atlanta United 19 4 5 10 22:37 17
28 St. Louis 20 3 6 11 19:31 15
29 CF Montréal 20 3 5 12 17:36 14
30 LA Galaxy 20 1 6 13 19:42 9
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 NY Red Bulls 10 7 2 1 25:10 23
2 Columbus Crew 11 6 4 1 20:12 22
3 Nashville SC 10 6 3 1 21:9 21
4 San Diego 10 6 3 1 19:7 21
5 Philadelphia 10 6 3 1 22:12 21
6 NYCFC 10 7 0 3 16:9 21
7 Seattle Sounders 9 6 2 1 20:8 20
8 Vancouver 10 6 2 2 22:13 20
9 Los Angeles FC 8 6 1 1 15:5 19
10 Portland Timbers 10 5 4 1 16:13 19
11 Charlotte FC 8 6 0 2 17:9 18
12 Minnesota Utd 10 5 3 2 19:12 18
13 Inter Miami 9 5 2 2 22:15 17
14 Orlando City 10 5 2 3 22:16 17
15 FC Cincinnati 8 5 2 1 14:9 17
16 Colorado Rapids 11 5 2 4 13:14 17
17 Austin FC 10 4 4 2 8:8 16
18 Atlanta United 10 4 3 3 17:15 15
19 SJ Earthquakes 10 3 4 3 26:18 13
20 Houston Dynamo 11 4 1 6 14:19 13
21 Sporting KC 10 3 3 4 17:20 12
22 Real Salt Lake 8 3 1 4 9:8 10
23 Chicago Fire 9 2 4 3 10:12 10
24 St. Louis 10 2 4 4 12:15 10
25 D.C. United 11 2 4 5 9:18 10
26 Toronto FC 12 2 3 7 9:13 9
27 NE Revolution 8 2 2 4 9:11 8
28 CF Montréal 9 1 3 5 7:18 6
29 LA Galaxy 8 1 2 5 8:15 5
30 FC Dallas 9 1 2 6 8:16 5