Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#26 Position #19
32 Points 44
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 12 / 8 / 6
48 Scored 45
51 Conceded 36
-3 GD +9
1.19 PPG 1.69
33% Win % 46%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ 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 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome St. Louis City for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
  • 1' What composure from Rafael Navarro! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 6' The energy levels are beginning to show. Yoann Damet might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Simon Becher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' 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.
  • 18' Diego Chara is replacing David Pereira da Costa for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with St. Louis City winning 0% of all matches.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 297 games and scored 482 goals.
  • 31' That is a card for St. Louis City. Dante Polvara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Kristoffer Velde has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' Jaziel Orozco picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' It’s high time Yoann Damet made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Tomas Totland has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from St. Louis City — Lukas MacNaughton on, Jaziel Orozco off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Rafael Navarro doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Eric Miller picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Jaziel Orozco has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Dante Polvara is replaced by Fallou Fall on 65 minute.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Rafael Navarro argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yoann Damet will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and St. Louis City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Kamal Miller as he leaves the pitch. Mykhi Joyner steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Ian Smith.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Finn Surman made 209 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Kristoffer Velde has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Portland Timbers make a change. Rafael Navarro trudges off to be replaced by Gage Guerra on 90 minutes.
  • 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
Kristoffer Velde 2
Rafael Navarro 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Felipe Mora 2
Evander 2
Yimmi Chara 1
Antony 1
Celio Pompeu 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
1.9 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.08 St. Louis City xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or St. Louis City 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers37% Draw24% St. Louis City39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
61%
Draw or St. Louis City
63%
Portland Timbers or St. Louis City
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers29% Draw38% St. Louis City33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push St. Louis City covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 16% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 18% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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