The big picture

FC Dallas are 15–8–10 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.5 against.

Portland Timbers are 12–14–7 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.8 against.

Form

FC Dallas have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Sporting Kansas City 1–1.

Portland Timbers have won three of their last five and most recently beat Houston Dynamo 3–1.

Portland Timbers arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 38 times on our records since 2011: FC Dallas 14, Portland Timbers 11, 13 drawn.

Last time out (2026), FC Dallas won 2–1 at Toyota Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: FC Dallas by 5 goals in 2012 (5–0).

Players to watch

For FC Dallas, watch Petar Musa (0.7 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026) and Logan Farrington (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026).

For Portland Timbers, watch Kristoffer Velde (0.3 goals a game, 6 assists in 2026) and Kevin Kelsy (0.5 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026).

At Toyota Stadium

FC Dallas have won 10 of their last 19 at Toyota Stadium.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.