Houston
2 - 2
Portland

Picault (15'), Pasher (33')
Picault (59')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Asprilla (50'), Ebobisse (90+1')
Bonilla (38'), Mabiala (72'), Blanco (73')

Preview

The Match

Preview

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

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 44.22%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 30.68% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Houston Dynamo win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.36%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 0-1 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
Houston Dynamo	Draw	Portland Timbers
44.22%	25.1%	30.68%

Both teams to score 55.72%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.43%

47.57%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.23%

69.77%

Houston Dynamo Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.48%

21.52%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.42%

54.58%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71%

29%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.1%

64.9%

Score Analysis

Houston Dynamo 44.22%

Portland Timbers 30.68%

Draw 25.09%

Houston Dynamo	Draw	Portland Timbers
1-0 @ 9.59% 2-1 @ 9.12% 2-0 @ 7.36% 3-1 @ 4.67% 3-0 @ 3.77% 3-2 @ 2.89% 4-1 @ 1.79% 4-0 @ 1.45% 4-2 @ 1.11% Other @ 2.48% Total : 44.22%	1-1 @ 11.86% 0-0 @ 6.24% 2-2 @ 5.64% 3-3 @ 1.19% Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.09%	0-1 @ 7.73% 1-2 @ 7.35% 0-2 @ 4.78% 1-3 @ 3.03% 2-3 @ 2.33% 0-3 @ 1.97% 1-4 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.56% Total : 30.68%