Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo Prediction

Recent form compared

Houston Dynamo's last 20 matches across all competitions read 10 wins, six draws and four losses, with 28 scored and just 17 conceded. That's a solid return built on a defence that doesn't leak many goals.

Portland Timbers: 20 completed matches; Houston Dynamo: 20 completed matches.

Portland Timbers

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

39

Difference

0

Houston Dynamo

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

18

Difference

+11

Portland Timbers' equivalent run is rougher: eight wins, four draws and eight losses, with 44 scored but 36 conceded. They can clearly score goals, but they've also shipped plenty, including some lopsided results in both MLS and Leagues Cup play.

Houston's defensive discipline stands out more than any attacking edge Portland currently have.

Comparative Team Statistics: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo

Head-to-head pattern

These two have met nineteen times in recent MLS history, with venues going back and forth over the years. In the last five meetings specifically, the home side has won four times and drawn once, with no away wins in that stretch at all.

Houston won 3-2 at home in March this year and also won 1-0 there the time before that. Portland's one win in that recent run came at their own ground too, back in March 2025.

Home advantage has mattered in this fixture recently, which is worth bearing in mind with Portland hosting.

Where they sit in the table

Houston are fourth with 44 points from 27 games, having won 13 of those. Portland sit tenth with 32 points from the same number of matches, with only nine wins to show for it.

A 12-point gap after an identical number of games is a real difference, not a small sample quirk.

Players and fitness notes

Guilherme has been Houston's standout attacker this season, with 14 goals and six assists in 25 appearances. For Portland, David Pereira da Costa leads the assist charts with seven in 22 games, though no single Portland player jumps out as a clear top scorer in this data.

Portland Timbers:

Best assist providers:

David Pereira da Costa - 7

Penalty cards:

K. Miller x 1 x 4

J. Fory x 1 x 3

Injury list:

A. Bonetig

D. Chara

C. Bassett

Houston Dynamo:

Best scorers:

Guilherme - 14

Best assist providers:

Guilherme - 6

Penalty cards:

A. Bouzat x 1 x 3

Felipe Andrade x 8

Injury list:

Felipe Andrade

N. Quinones

On fitness, Houston have Felipe Andrade listed with a thigh issue and N. Quinones with a lower-body problem, both marked as questionable. Portland have more names to watch, with A. Bonetig, D. Chara and C. Bassett all listed as questionable. None of these entries confirm who'll actually be out come matchday, but they're worth tracking as the game nears.