Dallas vs Portland — MLS 2026

Dallas sit 7th with 40 points, six places and eight points clear of 13th-placed Portland, but the gap flatters the hosts slightly. Dallas have been better on the road than at home this season, taking 1.71 points per away game against 1.6 at home, while Portland's away form is a real weakness at just 0.73 points per game on their travels.

Dallas7th

40 pts · 11-7-6GD +6 · 47:41

Home 4-4-2GF:GA 22:19

Last 6 · all comps

League form · 13 pts · 4th

Portland13th

32 pts · 9-5-10GD +1 · 46:45

Away 2-2-7GF:GA 15:21

Last 6 · all comps

League form · 8 pts · 16th

Dallas are in clearly the better shape right now, taking 13 points from their last six league matches compared to Portland's 8. Dallas have won four of those six, while Portland's form is more mixed with two wins, two draws and two defeats.

DAL play at home, POR away — the “Home/Away” rows use that split.

Recent rows count each side's last matches in any competition — MLS matches by sample: Last 5 — DAL 5 of 5, POR 5 of 5; Last 5, Home/Away — DAL 4 of 5, POR 4 of 5.

Portland actually work the goalkeeper slightly harder, averaging 4.5 shots on target per game to Dallas's 4.33, but they also see more of their shots blocked at 2.5 per game versus 1.67 for Dallas.

Both teams are most dangerous late, with Dallas scoring 28% of their goals between minutes 76-90 and Portland 24% in the same period. Portland are also vulnerable late, conceding 22% of their goals in the final 15 minutes, which could make for a tense finish.

Dallas home matches have been high-scoring, with 70% going over 2.5 goals, while Portland's away games have been tighter at 55% over 2.5. Both teams have seen over 3.5 goals in a significant share of their recent matches, with Dallas at 60% and Portland at 40% in their last five.

Based on Dallas's 10 home games and Portland's 11 away games this season

The total goals market is priced at 3.5 with the market leaning slightly under at 52%. Our model gives a 53% chance of over 3.5 goals, a marginal edge of about 5 percentage points above the market's 48%.

The Match Trends below are sampled over a different time window than the Match Forecast above — read them side by side, not as matching figures.

1. 01In their last 5 MLS matches, Dallas have received an average of 1.4 cards in the first half per match, while Portland have averaged 0.6 cards.
2. 02In the last 5 matches of the MLS, Dallas conceded on average 3 goals per match while Portland conceded on average 2 goals per match.
3. 03In their last 3 MLS matches, Dallas have been awarded an average of 4 corners per match, while Portland have averaged 6.3 corners.
4. 04Chances are good to see a goal from Dallas within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the MLS this season.
5. 05In their last 5 MLS matches, Dallas have received an average of 2.2 cards per match, while Portland have averaged 1.8 cards.
6. 06Portland conceded 5 less goals than Dallas in the last 5 matches of the MLS this season.

Dallas arrive with the stronger recent form and the better home record, but Portland's away struggles are the clearest edge in this fixture. Dallas have taken 13 points from their last six league games while Portland have managed 8, and Dallas have won both of their last two at home. The key uncertainty is whether Portland's leaky away defence, which has conceded 6 goals across their last three road matches, can hold against a Dallas side that has scored in every home game this season.