Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
1 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 63' Evander pen
Celio Pompeu 79' 1–1
1–2 83' Yimmi Chara
Y 8' Zac McGraw
Kyle Hiebert 71' Y
Y 90' Juan Mosquera

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Citypark.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 3.6 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–1 W
09 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
02 Apr Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
26 Mar Real Salt Lake A 4–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
22 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
16 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–1 W
09 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L
02 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D

Season Stats

St. Louis City Portland Timbers
#18 Position #22
54 Points 46
34 Played 34
15 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
59 Scored 62
48 Conceded 61
+11 GD +1
1.59 PPG 1.35
44% Win % 38%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 18 G 6 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Citypark!
  • 5' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 8' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' St. Louis City are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 18' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Portland Timbers make a change. David Ayala trudges off to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Zac McGraw has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 307 appearances.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Louis City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 51' St. Louis City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Ostrak. He replaces Miguel Perez on 54 minute.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Ostrak. He replaces Miguel Perez on 55 minute.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bradley Carnell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' What a moment for Evander! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Evander makes it 0-2.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Jaroslaw Niezgoda on, Franck Boli off on 64 minutes.
  • 67' A tactical swap from St. Louis City — Celio Pompeu on, Jared Stroud off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Kyle Hiebert picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roman Burki made 536 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 79' Goal! Celio Pompeu scores his 6 goal in 136 matches.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Yimmi Chara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' St. Louis City ring the changes. Jakob Nerwinski has done his job and it is now time for Akil Watts to step up.
  • 86' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Rasmus Alm is replaced by Isak Steiner Jensen on 86 minute.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Eric Miller as he leaves the pitch. Claudio Bravo steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 90' Juan Mosquera is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kristoffer Velde 4
Rafael Navarro 2
David Pereira da Costa 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Felipe Mora 2
Evander 2
Antony 1
Akil Watts 1

Head to Head

2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-02 St. Louis City 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-03-26 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City W

Portland Timbers Form

2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-04-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-02 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City45% Draw25% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
70%
Draw or Portland Timbers
55%
St. Louis City or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City36% Draw41% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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