Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo 6/29/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Portland Timbers host the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Portland is 11th in the conference table at 4-7-6 on 19 points with a goal difference of -1. Portland defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-0 at home last Saturday with Jaroslaw Niezgoda scoring a brace with goals in the 54th and 62nd minute. Sebastian Blanco also scored for the Timbers in first-half stoppage-time.

Portland posted just its fourth victory of the season when defeating Colorado last Saturday. In their four wins this season, the Timbers have scored 14 goals compared to scoring only 11 goals over the other 13 matches this season. Bill Tuiloma and Jaroslaw Niezgoda are the leading goal scorers for Portland with five each, while Sebastian Blanco is the leader in assists with five.

Houston is eighth in the conference table at 6-3-7 on 21 points with a goal difference of +1. Houston defeated the Chicago Fire 2-0 last Saturday, which snapped a two-match losing skid for the home club and was its first victory at home since May 14. Thorleifur Ulfarsson opened the scoring for Houston with a goal in the 23rd minute and Darwin Quintero added a second goal in first-half stoppage time.

Houston has just two victories in its last 15 matches on the road with one draw and 12 losses, which dates back to August of 2021. The Dynamo have only four victories in the last 50 away matches in MLS action. Darwin Quintero and Sebastian Ferreira are the leading goal scorers for Houston with six each. Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with four.