Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo prediction

Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo, MLS, Monday, November 2, 2026 at 02:30 AM (GMT). Venue: Providence Park

Portland Timbers is #11 in the table (40 pts) and Houston Dynamo #4 (51 pts). Portland Timbers is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Houston Dynamo is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Houston Dynamo has kept 13 clean sheets in 32 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Portland Timbers 1, draws 1, Houston Dynamo 4. Their last meeting, on March 15, 2026, ended Houston Dynamo 3-2 Portland Timbers.

Portland Timbers

02:30 AM

Houston Dynamo

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Portland finish their regular-season home programme with the crowd and home attacking output firmly behind them. Houston arrive higher in the table and difficult to beat, but their long Pacific Northwest trip adds a physical wrinkle after the reported Seattle stop. The key contest is whether Portland can stretch Houston’s likely back five before Houston turn recoveries into fast channel attacks. With neither side carrying a confirmed absence in the supplied team news, the starting full-backs and midfield balance will shape the night.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

Houston have won five of the last ten meetings, compared with three Portland wins and two draws, including a Houston win earlier this season. At Providence Park, however, Portland have won three of the last five head-to-head fixtures, making home venue a meaningful counterweight.

Form (last 5)

Portland TimbersLeague position #11 · 40 ptsD W W

Houston DynamoLeague position #4 · 51 ptsD D W

Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo stats

	Portland Timbers	Houston Dynamo
Played	32	32
Goals scored	57	42
Goals conceded	60	39
Clean sheets	2	13

Last meetings

2026-03-15Houston Dynamo 3-2 Portland Timbers
2025-09-21Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland Timbers
2025-03-30Portland Timbers 3-1 Houston Dynamo
2024-06-02Portland Timbers 2-2 Houston Dynamo
2024-03-17Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland Timbers
2023-10-22Portland Timbers 1-3 Houston Dynamo