Houston vs Portland Timbers Prediction

The team's most recent official match took place on 18 September 2025 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Houston, away team - Tacoma Defiance). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.

Here's the game statistics (Houston vs Tacoma Defiance):

• ball possession: 65% vs 35%;
• corner kicks: 4 vs 1;
• fouls: 11 vs 8;
• yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
• shots on target: 9 vs 4.

✅The Houston team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.

In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 4 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws. In total, the team has scored 14 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1.4. In home matches, this figure is 1.33 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 1.8.

The away team played their last official match on 14 September 2025 as part of the MLS Next Pro tournament (home team - Portland Timbers II, away - Los Angeles FC 2). The match concluded with a scoreline of 5:3.

Here are the match stats (Portland Timbers II vs Los Angeles FC 2):

• ball possession: 42% vs 58%;
• corner kicks: 3 vs 2;
• fouls: 10 vs 16;
• yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
• shots on target: 8 vs 6.

⚠️Will Portland Timbers II be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.

Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 4 times, lost 6 games, and drew 0 times. On average, the team scored 1.6 goals per game (in away matches - 1.17), and conceded 1.8 goals. Hopefully, this season Portland Timbers II will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.