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Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2023 at 2am UK
Providence Park
Houston Dynamo

Portland
1 - 3
Houston

Mora (80')
Chara (66'), McGraw (74')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Dorsey (11', 71'), Carrasquilla (48')
Micael (40'), Escobar (42'), Carrasquilla (45+4'), Herrera (67')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Montreal 4-1 Portland
Sunday, October 8 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 5-1 Colorado
Sunday, October 8 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 2-1 Houston Dynamo

The teams have shown they have goals in them and we are expecting an open and end-to-end affair. We are also backing Portland Timbers to just about see off the threat of their visitors and carry the day in the end.

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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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 50.74%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 24.7% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (8.97%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 0-1 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawHouston Dynamo
50.74% (0.169 0.17) 24.56% (-0.094999999999999 -0.09) 24.7% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Both teams to score 52.91% (0.233 0.23)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.86% (0.339 0.34)49.14% (-0.339 -0.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.79% (0.307 0.31)71.21% (-0.306 -0.31)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.62% (0.20299999999999 0.2)19.37% (-0.201 -0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.83% (0.331 0.33)51.17% (-0.328 -0.33)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.62% (0.124 0.12)34.38% (-0.122 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.91% (0.133 0.13)71.08% (-0.131 -0.13)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 50.74%
    Houston Dynamo 24.7%
    Draw 24.56%
Portland TimbersDrawHouston Dynamo
1-0 @ 10.93% (-0.08 -0.08)
2-1 @ 9.58% (0.02 0.02)
2-0 @ 8.97% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.24% (0.043 0.04)
3-0 @ 4.91% (0.024 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.8% (0.033 0.03)
4-1 @ 2.15% (0.031 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.01% (0.023 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.15% (0.02 0.02)
Other @ 3%
Total : 50.74%
1-1 @ 11.67% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-0 @ 6.66% (-0.093 -0.09)
2-2 @ 5.11% (0.028 0.03)
3-3 @ 1% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 24.56%
0-1 @ 7.11% (-0.075 -0.08)
1-2 @ 6.23% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.8% (-0.027 -0.03)
1-3 @ 2.22% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.82% (0.016 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.35% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 24.7%

How you voted: Portland vs Houston

Portland Timbers
60.0%
Draw
40.0%
Houston Dynamo
0.0%
5
Head to Head
Aug 21, 2023 1.30am
Houston
5-0
Portland
Bassi (5' pen.), Quinones (11'), Baird (14'), Escobar (45+3'), Smith (63')
Escobar (22'), Dorsey (45+4')

Zuparic (45+1'), Evander (89'), Araujo (90')
Jun 30, 2022 3.30am
Apr 16, 2022 11pm
Houston
0-0
Portland
Hadebe (27')
Hadebe (75')
Paredes (16'), Blanco (27'), Chara (49'), Tuiloma (81')
Sep 4, 2021 1am
Jun 24, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 12
Houston
2-2
Portland
Picault (15'), Pasher (33')
Asprilla (50'), Ebobisse (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1594236201631
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati149321911830
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
4New York City FCNY City147251816223
5Toronto147162120122
6Columbus Crew135621913621
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC146351413121
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia134542521417
9DC United144552024-417
10Orlando City134451520-516
11Nashville SCNashville133641720-315
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta133461716113
13CF MontrealMontreal133371731-1412
14Chicago Fire142481326-1310
15New England RevolutionNew England12219925-167

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1484227141328
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd127322114724
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy145722521422
4Austin FCAustin146441917222
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
6Colorado RapidsColorado146352423121
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver135441915419
8Houston DynamoHouston135351213-118
9St Louis City133731920-116
10Seattle SoundersSeattle143561617-114
11Portland TimbersPortland143472629-313
12Dallas123361317-412
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas132562124-311
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1431102233-1110


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