Major League Soccer · Matchday 4
- Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:30:00 UTCShell Energy StadiumMatchday 4
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Houston Dynamo 39%Draw 34%Portland Timbers 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match events
- 24'Kamal Miller
- 45'Ezequiel Ponce
- 45'Ariel Lassiter
- 45'Andrew Guerra
- 46'Ezequiel Ponce → Hector Herrera
- 58'Jimer Fory
- 62'Guilherme
- 63'David Da Costa ← Joao Ortiz
- 69'Diadie Samassékou → Ondřej Lingr
- 70'Lucas Halter
- 71'Ariel Lassiter ← Felipe Mora
- 71'Alexander Aravena ← Ian Smith
- 77'Felipe Andrade (assist Guilherme)
- 80'Kristoffer Velde (assist Finn Surman)
- 81'Duane Holmes → Nick Markanich
- 85'Felipe Mora
- 90'Nick Markanich
- 90'Guilherme
- 90'Lawrence Ennali → Ibrahim Aliyu
- 90'Andrew Guerra ← Kevin Kelsy
- 90'Mateusz Bogusz (assist Jack McGlynn)
Houston Dynamo · Portland Timbers
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
316.5Bond
146.8↓81'Holmes
286.8Sviatchenko
186.8↓69'Samassékou
197.8Bogusz
106.5↓46'Ponce
87.5McGlynn
56.8↓70'Halter
208.3Guilherme
367.8Andrade
116.8↓90'Ennali
106.3↓63'Costa
46.0Miller
56.3Bye
76.0↓71'Lassiter
415.9Pantemis
216.3Chará
276.0Fory
286.3↓71'Aravena
997.3Velde
207.1Surman
887.3↓90'Guerra
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Houston Dynamo
- 31Jonathan Bond6.5
- 14Duane Holmes6.8
- 28Erik Sviatchenko6.8
- 18Diadie Samassékou6.8
- 19Mateusz Bogusz7.8
- 10Ezequiel Ponce6.5
- 8Jack McGlynn7.5
- 5Lucas Halter6.8
- 20Guilherme8.3
- 36Felipe Andrade7.8
- 11Lawrence Ennali6.8
Portland Timbers
- 10David Da Costa6.3
- 4Kamal Miller6.0
- 5Brandon Bye6.3
- 7Ariel Lassiter6.0
- 41James Pantemis5.9
- 21Diego Chará6.3
- 27Jimer Fory6.0
- 28Alexander Aravena6.3
- 99Kristoffer Velde7.3
- 20Finn Surman7.1
- 88Andrew Guerra7.3
Houston DynamoTale of the tapePortland Timbers
3-5-2Formation3-3-4
35 ptsTable24 pts
+4Goal difference+0
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Houston Dynamo 2W0D1W Portland Timbers
Goals 5–5
- 2026-03-15Houston Dynamo3–2Portland Timbers
- 2025-09-21Houston Dynamo1–0Portland Timbers
- 2025-03-30Portland Timbers3–1Houston Dynamo
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 35 |
| Portland Timbers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | +0 | 24 |