The Houston Dynamo have been in stride lately unbeaten in their last four outings with three of those four being wins including their latest fixture being a wild 4-3 win over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes. This week they’ll face 8th placed in the Western Conference the Portland Timbers at PNC Stadium. While the Dynamo currently sit in 6th place due to their recent form, the visiting Timbers will represent a step up in competition over their last wins and should be a perfect test for Paulo Nagamura who also will have to address a midweek US Open Cup match and away Texas Derby fixture coming up.