The Portland Timbers haven’t lost any of its last eight meetings with the Houston Dynamo FC dating back to the start of the 2019 season (W5 D3) the eight-match run equals the Portland Timbers longest active unbeaten streak against any MLS opponent (New England Revolution).
The Huston Dynamo FC are winless in all nine straight matches in all competitions (D5, including 2 penalty shoot-out wins and a penalty shoot-out loss, L4) Four of Houston Dynamo FC’s last five matches have ended in draws.
The Portland Timbers won its last regular-season match before the Leagues Cup break, a 3-2 home victory over the Columbus Crew SC. The Portland Timbers have not won consecutive matches this season, one of four teams without a winning streak in 2023 (Colorado Rapids, New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC).
Hector Herrera has recorded nine assist in 20 MLS matches this season, with only three players recording more. Herrera is the fifth Houston Dynamo FC player with nine or more assists in his first 20 appearances of a season and the first since Darwin Quintero (10) in 2020.
Four of the Portland Timbers last six away matches have ended in scoreless draws (plus two 4-1 losses). Only two of the Portland Timbers previous 107 regular-season road matches ended 0-0 dating back to July 2016.
