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Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2024 at 12.30am UK
BBVA Compass Stadium
Portland Timbers

Houston
1 - 0
Portland

Ibrahim (43')
Dorsey (52'), Kowalczyk (70'), Artur (80')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Zuparic (57'), Miller (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Columbus Crew 1-1 Houston
Tuesday, March 12 at 10pm in CONCACAF Champions League
Last Game: NY City 1-2 Portland
Saturday, March 9 at 7pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Portland Timbers

Despite failing to pick up a victory so far this season, Houston have been competitive in each fixture, and we feel that a maiden success for the Dynamo is just around the corner. Portland needed some last-minute heroics in the Bronx to secure three points last time out, but we feel that Neville's side will be unable to repeat the trick in Texas. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Houston Dynamo win with a probability of 51.41%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 24.52% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.66%) and 2-0 (8.84%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Houston Dynamo in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Houston Dynamo.

Result
Houston DynamoDrawPortland Timbers
51.41% (0.626 0.63) 24.07% (-0.229 -0.23) 24.52% (-0.398 -0.4)
Both teams to score 54.26% (0.315 0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.73% (0.616 0.62)47.27% (-0.616 -0.62)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.51% (0.568 0.57)69.49% (-0.57000000000001 -0.57)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.61% (0.479 0.48)18.39% (-0.48 -0.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.47% (0.805 0.81)49.53% (-0.805 -0.81)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.48% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)33.52% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.85% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)70.15% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Houston Dynamo 51.4%
    Portland Timbers 24.52%
    Draw 24.06%
Houston DynamoDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 10.43% (-0.11 -0.11)
2-1 @ 9.66% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
2-0 @ 8.84% (0.045 0.04)
3-1 @ 5.45% (0.109 0.11)
3-0 @ 4.99% (0.1 0.1)
3-2 @ 2.98% (0.059 0.06)
4-1 @ 2.31% (0.081 0.08)
4-0 @ 2.11% (0.074 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.26% (0.044 0.04)
Other @ 3.37%
Total : 51.4%
1-1 @ 11.4% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-0 @ 6.16% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-2 @ 5.28% (0.025 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.09% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 24.06%
0-1 @ 6.74% (-0.176 -0.18)
1-2 @ 6.24% (-0.066 -0.07)
0-2 @ 3.68% (-0.097 -0.1)
1-3 @ 2.27% (-0.025 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.92% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.34% (-0.035 -0.03)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 24.52%

How you voted: Houston vs Portland

Houston Dynamo
Draw
Portland Timbers
Houston Dynamo
50.0%
Draw
12.5%
Portland Timbers
37.5%
8
Head to Head
Oct 22, 2023 2am
Portland
1-3
Houston
Mora (80')
Chara (66'), McGraw (74')
Dorsey (11', 71'), Carrasquilla (48')
Micael (40'), Escobar (42'), Carrasquilla (45+4'), Herrera (67')
Aug 21, 2023 1.30am
Houston
5-0
Portland
Bassi (5' pen.), Quinones (11'), Baird (14'), Escobar (45+3'), Smith (63')
Escobar (22'), Dorsey (45+4')

Zuparic (45+1'), Evander (89'), Araujo (90')
Jun 30, 2022 3.30am
Apr 16, 2022 11pm
Houston
0-0
Portland
Hadebe (27')
Hadebe (75')
Paredes (16'), Blanco (27'), Chara (49'), Tuiloma (81')
Sep 4, 2021 1am
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Charlotte FCCharlotte FC9612167919
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati96121311219
3Inter MiamiInter Miami8530136718
4Columbus Crew9531127518
5Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia9513169716
6Orlando City93421512313
7Nashville SCNashville94141211113
8Chicago Fire93331615112
9New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls9333109112
10New York City FCNY City93241113-211
11New England RevolutionNew England831467-110
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta92341116-59
13DC United92341119-89
14Toronto9144813-57
15CF MontrealMontreal9036413-93

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver96211761120
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd9441117416
3Austin FCAustin951378-116
4Portland TimbersPortland94321613315
5Colorado RapidsColorado94321313015
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles94141314-113
7Seattle SoundersSeattle93331211112
8Dallas93331011-112
9San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes93151917210
10St Louis City923456-19
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake9306814-69
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas92161519-47
13Houston DynamoHouston9144814-67
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy9036616-103
15San Diego FC00000000


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