Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 00:30 UTCShell Energy Stadium

Houston Dynamo

3–2Full-time analysis

Portland Timbers

WLL

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Houston Dynamo won 3–2.

Shots: 1917
Shots on target: 69
Expected goals: 1.212.14
Possession: 49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3–2. Recorded in this match (Houston Dynamo – Portland Timbers): shots 19–17, shots on target 6–9, expected goals 1.21–2.14, possession 49%–51%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Houston Dynamo show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Houston Dynamo's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHouston Dynamo · Portland Timbers12 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Houston Dynamo	Portland Timbers	Baseline
Shots	13.7 shots/match	12 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	13.7 shots/match	18.8 shots/match	12 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots19 shots17 shotsHouston Dynamo 19 shots, Portland Timbers 17 shots
Shots on target6 shots9 shotsHouston Dynamo 6 shots, Portland Timbers 9 shots
Expected goals1.21 xG2.14 xGHouston Dynamo 1.21 xG, Portland Timbers 2.14 xG
Possession49%51%Houston Dynamo 49%, Portland Timbers 51%
Corners10 corners6 cornersHouston Dynamo 10 corners, Portland Timbers 6 corners
Fouls12 fouls9 foulsHouston Dynamo 12 fouls, Portland Timbers 9 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsHouston Dynamo 2 cards, Portland Timbers 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Houston Dynamo

1Draws

1Portland Timbers

21 Sept 2025Houston Dynamo — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer1–0

30 Mar 2025Portland Timbers — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer3–1

2 Jun 2024Portland Timbers — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer2–2

17 Mar 2024Houston Dynamo — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer1–0

22 Oct 2023Portland Timbers — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer1–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Houston Dynamo favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Portland Timbers in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Houston Dynamo3 matchesPortland Timbers4 matches

1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/41.5 goals/match

1.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/42.75 goals/match

13.7 shots/match ▲Shots3/412 shots/match

4.33 shots/matchShots on target3/4▲ 5 shots/match

40.3%Possession3/4● 46.8%

5.67 corners/match ●Corners3/45.25 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards3/42.75 cards/match

9.67 fouls/matchFouls3/49.75 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4