{"id":18088,"date":"2026-10-26T21:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=18088"},"modified":"2026-10-26T21:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T01:53:10","slug":"match-preview-portland-timbers-vs-houston-dynamo-11-01-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-portland-timbers-vs-houston-dynamo-11-01-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portland Timbers host Houston Dynamo at Providence Park on Sunday, November 1 (9:45 PM ET \/ 8:45 PM CT \/ 6:45 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are no fresh fitness concerns flagged for either side ahead of this one, so attention turns to the players already shaping the season. For Portland Timbers, Kristoffer Velde (8 goals) and Ariel Lassiter (7 goals) carry the attacking threat, with David Pereira da Costa (5 goals, 49 chances created) the creative hub in midfield. Houston Dynamo will again lean on Guilherme Augusto Vieira dos Santos, who leads all scorers in this fixture with 16 goals, alongside Mateusz Bogusz as the other attacking-midfield outlet.<\/p>\n

Houston arrive fifth in the Western Conference<\/a> on 48 points, well placed in the playoff picture, while Portland sit 11th on 37 points and can’t afford too many more non-wins if they want to get involved. Both sides have made a habit of low-scoring, tightly contested matches recently \u2014 Portland’s goalless draw with Colorado Rapids and Houston’s 0-0 with Minnesota United both point the same way \u2014 and neither has kept things open in recent weeks. Expect a cagey Providence Park night where one moment of quality, rather than an avalanche of chances, decides it.<\/p>\n\n\n