Houston Dynamo 3-2 Portland Timbers — MLS, 15 Mar 2026
Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3-2 in the MLS on 15 March 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston. G. Guerra, Kristoffer Velde, Guilherme, Felipe Andrade got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 3 and Portland Timbers 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Shell Energy Stadium · Houston·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 24'Foul
- 45'VARPenalty confirmed
- 0-145'
- 45+1'
- 45+4'Missed Penalty
- 45+5'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 58'Foul
- 1-162'assist: Mateusz Bogusz
- 63'
- 69'
- 70'out: A. Resch
- 71'
- 71'
- 2-177'assist: Guilherme
- 2-280'assist: Finn Surman
- 81'
- 85'Foul
- 3-290'assist: Jack McGlynn
- 90+3'
- 90+8'
- 90+10'out: Kevin Kelsy
- 90+13'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Houston Dynamo
- 9.3GuilhermeF
- 8.3Jonathan BondG
- 8.0Mateusz BoguszF
- 7.9Jack McGlynnM
- 7.5Agustin ReschD
- 7.5Felipe AndradeD
- 7.2Duane HolmesM
- 7.2Ondřej LingrM
- 6.6Aliyu IbrahimF
- 6.6Ezequiel PonceF
- 6.5Héctor HerreraM
- 6.5Erik SviatchenkoD
- 6.3Lawrence EnnaliM
- 6.3Lucas HalterD
- 6.2Diadie SamassékouM
- 5.2Nicholas MarkanichF
Portland Timbers
- 7.7Kristoffer VeldeF
- 7.5Finn SurmanD
- 7.3Diego CharáM
- 6.9Gage GuerraF
- 6.7Alexander AravenaM
- 6.6Kevin KelsyF
- 6.6David da CostaM
- 6.5Ariel LassiterF
- 6.3Julio OrtizM
- 6.3Felipe MoraF
- 6.3Kamal MillerD
- 6.0James PantemisG
- 5.9Jimer ForyD
- 5.6Ian SmithD
- 5.6Brandon ByeD
Line-ups
Portland Timbers4-3-3
Houston Dynamo3-4-3
Substitutes
Houston DynamoBen Olsen
Substitutes
- 16Héctor Herrera46'M6.5
- 21Franco NegriD
- 1James MaurerG
- 9Ondřej Lingr69'M7.2
- 24Aliyu Ibrahim90+8'F6.6
- 17Nicholas Markanich90+3'81'F5.2
- 22M. AranaM
- 34A. Resch70'D7.5
- 37G. Rivera
Portland TimbersJack Cassidy
Substitutes
- 9Felipe Mora85'71'F6.3
- 80Julio Ortiz63'M6.3
- 15Eric MillerD
- 25T. MuseG
- 19Kevin Kelsy90+10'F6.6
- 16Sawyer JuraD
- 23I. Smith71'D5.6
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
1.20Expected goals (xG)2.37
19Total shots17
6Shots on target9
7Shots off target3
6Blocked shots5
10Corners6
0Offsides2
12Fouls9
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
6Goalkeeper saves3
-1.60Goals prevented-1.60
408Total passes454
346Accurate passes386
85%Pass accuracy85%
Houston Dynamo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherme | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 9.3 |
| Jonathan Bond | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 8.3 |
| Mateusz Bogusz | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Jack McGlynn | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Agustin Resch | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Felipe Andrade | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Duane Holmes | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Ondřej Lingr | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Aliyu Ibrahim | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ezequiel Ponce | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Héctor Herrera | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Erik Sviatchenko | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lawrence Ennali | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lucas Halter | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Diadie Samassékou | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Nicholas Markanich | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Portland Timbers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoffer Velde | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Finn Surman | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Diego Chará | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Gage Guerra | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alexander Aravena | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| David da Costa | 63 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ariel Lassiter | 71 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Julio Ortiz | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Felipe Mora | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kamal Miller | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| James Pantemis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Jimer Fory | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5.9 |
| Ian Smith | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.6 |
| Brandon Bye | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Houston DynamoLWDLL
- L01 Mar 26HLos Angeles FC0-2
- W22 Feb 26HChicago Fire2-1
- D19 Oct 25ASporting Kansas City0-0
- L05 Oct 25HSan Diego2-4
- L28 Sept 25ANashville SC1-3
Portland TimbersLLWLD
- L08 Mar 26HVancouver Whitecaps1-4
- L28 Feb 26AColorado Rapids0-2
- W22 Feb 26HColumbus Crew3-2
- L10 Nov 25ASan Diego0-4
- D02 Nov 25HSan Diego2-2
Head-to-head
- 21 Sept 25Houston Dynamo1-0Portland Timbers
- 30 Mar 25Portland Timbers3-1Houston Dynamo
- 02 Jun 24Portland Timbers2-2Houston Dynamo
- 17 Mar 24Houston Dynamo1-0Portland Timbers
- 22 Oct 23Portland Timbers1-3Houston Dynamo
- 21 Aug 23Houston Dynamo5-0Portland Timbers
Most recent meetings