Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers Tips

Houston is favored to start strong, potentially leading at halftime. But Portland's resilience could make for a closely contested match.

Portland arrives with 3 consecutive games without losing (1 win and 2 draws), while Houston has had an irregular campaign, with 13 losses in the season.

Houston Dynamo drew three of their last six league matches. Portland Timbers drew three of their last six matches in all competitions.

This fixture usually has three or more goals, as have been in five of the six ties they have met. All of six matches by Dynamo have seen the game totals go over this line. I prefer the same to continue here.

Portland Timbers are scoring 1.31 goals per game and conceding 1.34, indicating that both teams have vulnerable defenses and active offense. In the last meeting, Portland beat Houston 3-1, and in the last 5 duels, both have scored 3 times.