Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 4 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston · Ref R. Vazquez

Houston Dynamo stats & fixtures · Portland Timbers stats & fixtures

Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3–2 in Major League Soccer on 15 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.20–2.37. Portland Timbers had 52% of the ball.

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers match statistics

Houston DynamoPortland Timbers

48% Ball possession 52%
1.20 Expected goals (xG) 2.37
19 Total shots 17
6 Shots on target 9
7 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 13
10 Corners 6
12 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
408 Passes 454
85% Pass accuracy 85%
6 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

24' Yellow card K. Miller Portland Timbers
45' Goal G. Guerra Portland Timbers
45+1' Yellow card E. Ponce Houston Dynamo
45+4' Penalty missed K. Velde Portland Timbers
45+5' Yellow card A. Lassiter Portland Timbers
58' Yellow card J. Fory Portland Timbers
62' Goal Guilherme (assist M. Bogusz) Houston Dynamo
77' Goal Felipe Andrade (assist Guilherme) Houston Dynamo
80' Goal K. Velde (assist F. Surman) Portland Timbers
85' Yellow card F. Mora Portland Timbers
90' Goal M. Bogusz (assist J. McGlynn) Houston Dynamo
90+3' Red card N. Markanich Houston Dynamo
90+13' Yellow card Guilherme Houston Dynamo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Houston Dynamo

Confirmed 3-4-3 Ben Olsen

31 J. Bond

36 Felipe Andrade 5 Lucas Halter 28 E. Sviatchenko

11 L. Ennali 18 D. Samassékou 8 J. McGlynn 14 D. Holmes

20 Guilherme 10 E. Ponce 19 M. Bogusz

Bench J. Maurer , N. Markanich , H. Herrera , O. Lingr , F. Negri , I. Aliyu , M. Arana , A. Resch , G. Rivera

Portland Timbers

Confirmed 4-3-3 Jack Cassidy

41 J. Pantemis

27 J. Fory 4 K. Miller 20 F. Surman 5 B. Bye

10 D. Da Costa 21 D. Chara 28 A. Aravena

99 K. Velde 88 G. Guerra 7 A. Lassiter

Bench T. Muse , F. Mora , E. Miller , J. Ortiz , K. Kelsy , S. Jura , I. Smith

Out and doubtful

Artur Houston Dynamo Out — Knee Injury
J. Caicedo Portland Timbers Out — Inactive
J. Mosquera Portland Timbers Out — Ankle Injury
A. Bouzat Houston Dynamo Out — Red Card
Antonio Carlos Houston Dynamo Out — Red Card
N. Quinones Houston Dynamo Out — Lower-Body Injury
O. Fernandez Portland Timbers Out — Foot Injury
Z. McGraw Portland Timbers Out — Back Injury
A. Bonetig Portland Timbers Doubtful — Lower-Body Injury
C. Bassett Portland Timbers Doubtful — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Houston Dynamo at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portland Timbers away

1–3–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
21 Sep 25	Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers	1–0
30 Mar 25	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	3–1
2 Jun 24	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	2–2
17 Mar 24	Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers	1–0
22 Oct 23	Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo	1–3
21 Aug 23	Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers	5–0

The full Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers head-to-head record