Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers

MLS - Regular season 15 Mar 2026, 00:30
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
3–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
🏟 Shell Energy Stadium 👤 R. Vazquez

Match report

Houston Dynamo edged past Portland Timbers 3-2 in the MLS - Regular season on 15 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Houston Dynamo dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 19 shots to Portland Timbers' 17.

N. Markanich was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium, with R. Vazquez in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 19 - 17 On target 6 - 9 Corners 10 - 6 Fouls 12 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
9
Player of the match
Guilherme
Houston Dynamo · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Felipe Andrade 1 goal
8 Mateusz Bogusz 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jonathan Bond 6 saves
8 Jack McGlynn 1 assist
First half vs second half
Houston Dynamo stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 14–10
Shots On Goal 0–5 6–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 5–4 5–2
Attacks 46–34 45–39
Match statistics
10 Corners 6
0 Penalty 1
9 Substitution 7
91 Attacks 73
74 Dangerous Attacks 40
6 On Target 4
14 Off Target 8
63% Ball Possession 37%
19 Shots Total 17
6 Shots On Goal 9
7 Shots Off Goal 3
6 Shots Blocked 5
11 Shots Inside Box 13
8 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 9
10 Corners 6
0 Offsides 2
49% Ball Possession 51%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 3
407 Passes Total 447
346 Passes Accurate 383
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Houston Dynamo · 3-4-3
31 J. Bond
28 E. Sviatchenko 5 L. Halter 36 F. Andrade
14 D. Holmes 8 J. McGlynn 18 D. Samassékou 11 L. Ennali
19 M. Bogusz 10 E. Ponce 20 Guilherme
Portland Timbers · 4-3-3
41 J. Pantemis
5 B. Bye 20 F. Surman 4 K. Miller 27 J. Fory
28 A. Aravena 21 D. Chará 10 D. Costa
7 A. Lassiter 88 G. Guerra 99 K. Velde
Houston Dynamo
Coach
Ben Olsen
Substitutes
  • 16 Héctor Herrera
  • 34 Agustin Resch
  • 9 Ondrej Lingr
  • 17 Nick Markanich
  • 24 Ibrahim Aliyu
  • 1 Jimmy Maurer
  • 21 Franco Negri
  • 22 Matthew Arana
  • 37 Gilberto Rivera
Portland Timbers
Coach
Phil Neville
Substitutes
  • 80 Joao Ortíz
  • 23 Ian Smith
  • 9 Felipe Mora
  • 19 Kevin Kelsy
  • 25 Trey Muse
  • 16 Sawyer Jura
  • 15 Eric Miller
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Herrera ↓ E. Ponce Houston Dynamo
  • 63' ↑ J. Ortiz ↓ D. Da Costa Portland Timbers
  • 69' ↑ O. Lingr ↓ D. Samassekou Houston Dynamo
  • 70' ↑ A. Resch ↓ Lucas Halter Houston Dynamo
  • 71' ↑ F. Mora ↓ A. Lassiter Portland Timbers
  • 71' ↑ I. Smith ↓ A. Aravena Portland Timbers
  • 81' ↑ N. Markanich ↓ D. Holmes Houston Dynamo
  • 90+8' ↑ I. Aliyu ↓ L. Ennali Houston Dynamo
  • 90+10' ↑ K. Kelsy ↓ G. Guerra Portland Timbers
Cards
  • 90+4' N. Markanich Houston Dynamo
  • 24' K. Miller Portland Timbers
  • 45+1' E. Ponce Houston Dynamo
  • 45+5' A. Lassiter Portland Timbers
  • 45+7' B. Olsen Houston Dynamo
  • 58' J. Fory Portland Timbers
  • 85' F. Mora Portland Timbers
  • 90+13' Guilherme Houston Dynamo
Head-to-head
Houston Dynamo 3 3 draws 5 Portland Timbers
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Recent form
Houston Dynamo W D D D D
Portland Timbers D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers?
Houston Dynamo won 3-2 against Portland Timbers on 15 March 2026.
Who won Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers?
Houston Dynamo won the match 3-2.
Where was Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers played?
The match was played at Shell Energy Stadium.
Who had more possession in Houston Dynamo vs Portland Timbers?
Houston Dynamo had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.