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Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers Live Stream, Predictions
The time’s nearly upon us for MLS action on Sunday when Houston Dynamo come up against Portland Timbers.
Our tips, poll and stats for Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Houston Dynamo
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Houston Dynamo go into this game after a 1-1 CONCACAF Champions League drawn result against Columbus Crew.
The only scorer from Houston Dynamo was Griffin Dorsey (90'). Cucho Hernández (40') scored for Columbus Crew.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Houston Dynamo have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Houston Dynamo have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals along the way.
Portland Timbers
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Portland Timbers will go into the encounter following on from a 1-2 MLS win with the eclipse of New York City FC in their last fixture.
In that game, Portland Timbers managed 59% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. For Portland Timbers, the goals were scored by Antony (85') and Evander (97'). At the other end, New York City FC had 11 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Santiago Rodríguez (10') scored for New York City FC.
Looking at their form, and Portland Timbers have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 14 goals in total. In defence, Portland Timbers have not been doing too well. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.
↔️ Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 24/06/2021, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Houston Dynamo winning 2 of those games, Portland Timbers 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A total of 18 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 11 from Orange Crush and 7 being from The Timbers. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The last league game between these sides was MLS match day 49 on 22/10/2023 when it finished Portland Timbers 1-3 Houston Dynamo.
In that game, Portland Timbers managed 46% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Felipe Mora (80').
Houston Dynamo got 7 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Griffin Dorsey (11', 71') and Adalberto Carrasquilla (48') scored.
The referee was Rubiel Vazquez.
📋 Team News: Houston Dynamo
There’s just the sole fitness concern for the Houston Dynamo gaffer Ben Olsen to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Nelson Quiñónes (Knee injury) is sidelined.
It seems likely that Orange Crush should employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Steve Clark, Griffin Dorsey, Franco Escobar, Micael, Ethan Bartlow, Jan Gregus, Artur, A. Carrasquilla, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Amine Bassi and Ibrahim Aliyu.
ℹ️ Team News: Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers manager Phil Neville has some current player fitness concerns. Marvin Loría (Knee surgery), Eryk Williamson (Muscle injury), Felipe Mora (Foot injury) and Claudio Bravo (Knee surgery) can’t be considered.
It’s our belief that The Timbers will likely utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Maxime Crepeau, Juan Mosquera, Dario Zuparic, Kamal Miller, Eric Miller, Cristhian Paredes, Diego Chara, Santiago Moreno, Evander Ferreira, Antony and Dairon Asprilla.
🔮 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Portland Timbers could find themselves struggling to register a score against this Houston Dynamo side who we reckon should score one, at least.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a good tussle with a 1-0 advantage for Houston Dynamo after 90 minutes.
We’ll see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 00:16 17/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Houston Dynamo
Formed: 2005
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium (22,039)
Captain: Héctor Herrera
Chairman: Ted Segal
Manager: Ben Olsen
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference), CONCACAF Champions League (Round of 16)
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
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