● aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 26 October 2026
MLS
Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo FC
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 02:45
Win probability
39%
Portland Timbers wins
25%
Draw
36%
Houston Dynamo FC wins
xG Home
1.48
Portland Timbers
Blowout %
45%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.41
Houston Dynamo FC
Analysis
Our model puts a Portland Timbers win at 39.1% in this MLS fixture — close to a three-way split. Expected goals run 1.48 to 1.41.
What this probability has been worth
A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 2,347 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 35% and 45% came in 38.2% of the time — 845 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 40.6%, so the two are within 2.4 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.
Published 26 October 2026 · aleavici-football
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