Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer

Houston Dynamo DDWLDL

3:2

Finished

Kick-off was 15 Mar, 00:30 UTC

Portland Timbers LWDLLL

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium City: Houston

In the Major League Soccer game on 15 March 2026, Houston Dynamo beat Portland Timbers 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 6:9, corners 10:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 6 – 9

Shots off target 7 – 3

Expected goals 1.20 – 2.37

🟨 24' K. Miller — Yellow card 🟨 45+1' E. Ponce — Yellow card ✗ 45+4' K. Velde — Penalty missed ⚽ 45+4' G. Guerra — Goal 🟨 45+5' A. Lassiter — Yellow card 🟨 45+7' B. Olsen — Yellow card ⇄ 46' E. Ponce — Substitution 🟨 58' J. Fory — Yellow card ⚽ 62' Guilherme — Goal ⇄ 63' D. Da Costa — Substitution ⇄ 69' D. Samassekou — Substitution ⇄ 70' Lucas Halter — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Lassiter — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Aravena — Substitution ⚽ 77' Felipe Andrade — Goal ⚽ 80' K. Velde — Goal ⇄ 81' D. Holmes — Substitution 🟨 85' F. Mora — Yellow card 🟥 90+4' N. Markanich — Red card ⇄ 90+8' L. Ennali — Substitution ⇄ 90+10' G. Guerra — Substitution 🟨 90+13' Guilherme — Yellow card ⚽ 90+15' M. Bogusz — Goal

Match events

24' 0:0 Portland Timbers Yellow card K. Miller
45+1' 0:0 Houston Dynamo Yellow card E. Ponce
45+4' 0:0 Portland Timbers Penalty missed K. Velde assist: K. Velde
45+4' 0:1 Portland Timbers Goal G. Guerra
45+5' 0:1 Portland Timbers Yellow card A. Lassiter
45+7' 0:1 Houston Dynamo Yellow card B. Olsen
46' 0:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution E. Ponce off: H. Herrera
58' 0:1 Portland Timbers Yellow card J. Fory
62' 1:1 Houston Dynamo Goal Guilherme
63' 1:1 Portland Timbers Substitution D. Da Costa off: J. Ortiz
69' 1:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution D. Samassekou off: O. Lingr
70' 1:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution Lucas Halter off: A. Resch
71' 1:1 Portland Timbers Substitution A. Lassiter off: F. Mora
71' 1:1 Portland Timbers Substitution A. Aravena off: I. Smith
77' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Goal Felipe Andrade assist: Guilherme
80' 2:2 Portland Timbers Goal K. Velde assist: F. Surman
81' 2:2 Houston Dynamo Substitution D. Holmes off: N. Markanich
85' 2:2 Portland Timbers Yellow card F. Mora
90+4' 2:2 Houston Dynamo Red card N. Markanich
90+8' 2:2 Houston Dynamo Substitution L. Ennali off: I. Aliyu
90+10' 2:2 Portland Timbers Substitution G. Guerra off: K. Kelsy
90+13' 2:2 Houston Dynamo Yellow card Guilherme
90+15' 3:2 Houston Dynamo Goal M. Bogusz assist: J. McGlynn

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

6 Shots on target 9

7 Shots off target 3

1.20 Expected goals 2.37

2 Big chances 5

182 Attacks 146

10 Corners 6

12 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 12

0 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 4

1 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 8

21 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

21/3560% Aerial duels 14/3540%

74 Backward passes 65

6 Blocked shots 5

22 Clearances 29

7/2924% Crosses 4/1921%

8/1267% Dribbles 8/1457%

1.39 Expected assists 1.21

62 Failed passes 68

6 Goalkeeper saves 3

12 Interceptions 4

16 Key passes 10

24/4553% Long passes 20/4347%

113 Passes into the final third 70

275 Passes in the opposition half 230

162 Passes in own half 243

0.32 Shot accuracy 0.53

8 Shots from outside the box 4

11 Shots inside the box 13

6/1060% Tackles 4/850%

408 Total passes 454

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Jonathan Bond	31
5	Lucas Halter	5
14	Duane Holmes	14
28	Erik Sviatchenko	28
36	Felipe Andrade	36
8	Jack Ryan McGlynn	8
11	Lawrence Ennali	11
18	Diadie Samassékou	18
10	Ezequiel Ponce Martínez	10
19	Mateusz Piotr Bogusz	19
20	Guilherme	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	James Maurer	1
21	Franco Negri	21
34	A. Resch	34
9	Ondřej Lingr	9
16	Héctor Miguel Herrera López	16
22	Matthew Arana	22
17	Nick Markanich	17
24	Ibrahim Aliu	24

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Portland Timbers

Starting XI
#	Player	number
41	James Pantemis	41
4	Kamal Miller	4
5	Brandon Scott Bye	5
20	Finn Surman	20
27	Jimer Esteban Fory Mejía	27
10	David Pereira da Costa	10
21	Diego Ferney Chará Zamora	21
28	Alexander Aravena	28
7	Ariel Daniel Lassiter Acuña	7
88	Gage Guerra	88
99	Kristoffer Velde	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	John David Muse III	25
15	Eric Miller	15
16	Sawyer Djura	16
23	Ian Smith	23
80	Julio Joao Ortiz Landázuri	80
9	Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga	9
19	Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez	19

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: Major League Soccer
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
City: Houston
Kick-off: 15 Mar, 00:30 UTC

Key numbers

48:52 Possession, %
6:9 Shots on target
7:3 Shots off target
1.20:2.37 Expected goals

Major League Soccer

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	15	5	6	50
2	St. Louis City SC	27	13	8	6	47
3	FC Dallas	27	13	8	6	47
4	San Jose Earthquakes	27	13	6	8	45
5	Houston Dynamo	27	13	5	9	44
6	Los Angeles FC	28	11	8	9	41
7	Seattle Sounders	27	10	8	9	38
8	Colorado Rapids	27	11	3	13	36
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	9	9	10	36
10	Portland Timbers	27	9	5	13	32