Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 2
Full Time
St. Louis City
Thu 10 Sep 2026 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Rafael Navarro
Kristoffer Velde 32' 1–1
1–2 51' Rafael Navarro
Kristoffer Velde 89' 2–2
Y 31' Dante Polvara
Y 36' Jaziel Orozco
Y 45' Tomas Totland
Eric Miller 58' Y
Y 67' Rafael Navarro

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City — MLS at Providence Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

2
3
2
Portland Timbers 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals St. Louis City
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis City 2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City 2024-08-25 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City 2024-06-09 St. Louis City 0–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep St. Louis City H 2–2 D
06 Sep Minnesota United FC H 5–4 W
30 Aug Austin FC H 1–2 L
23 Aug Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
20 Aug San Diego FC H 3–1 W
16 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
06 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 W
30 Aug FC Dallas H 3–3 D
22 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
19 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
16 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers St. Louis City
#25 Position #17
33 Points 50
28 Played 28
9 / 6 / 13 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 6
51 Scored 54
54 Conceded 38
-3 GD +16
1.18 PPG 1.79
32% Win % 50%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Portland Timbers are 25th (33 pts). St. Louis City are 17th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
5/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
6/9
46-60
5/4
61-75
8/2
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
7/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/4
46-60
9/5
61-75
6/6
76+
8/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 16 G 5 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 1' St. Louis City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rafael Navarro on 1.
  • 6' Portland Timbers have won 487 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 18' The supporters are chanting for Diego Chara. He replaces David Pereira da Costa on 18 minute.
  • 23' St. Louis City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 31' That is a card for St. Louis City. Dante Polvara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' A stunning finish from Kristoffer Velde — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 36' Jaziel Orozco catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Tomas Totland. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jaziel Orozco as he departs to be replaced by Lukas MacNaughton.
  • 51' What a moment for Rafael Navarro! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Eric Miller gets a card.
  • 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Dante Polvara makes way for Fallou Fall at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Rafael Navarro.
  • 72' Fallou Fall, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 77' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Tomas Totland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Kamal Miller is withdrawn and Mykhi Joyner gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Ian Smith gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Alexandru Matan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 129 games and scored 207 goals.
  • 89' The Norway Kristoffer Velde breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 2-2!
  • 90' Gage Guerra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafael Navarro at the 90 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

St. Louis City Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 2
Kristoffer Velde 2
Rafael Navarro 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Felipe Mora 2
Cedric Teuchert 1
Zac McGraw 1
Eduard Lowen 1

Head to Head

2026-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis City 2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City 2024-08-25 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City 2024-06-09 St. Louis City 0–0 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2026-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis City D 2026-09-06 Portland Timbers 5–4 Minnesota United FC W 2026-08-30 Portland Timbers 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-08-23 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2026-08-20 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Diego FC W 2026-08-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L

St. Louis City Form

2026-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis City D 2026-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 St. Louis City W 2026-08-30 St. Louis City 3–3 FC Dallas D 2026-08-22 St. Louis City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-08-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 St. Louis City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or St. Louis City 76% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers35% Draw24% St. Louis City41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
59%
Draw or St. Louis City
65%
Portland Timbers or St. Louis City
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers28% Draw37% St. Louis City35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 1
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.