Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
St. Louis City 6 games · Avg 3.3 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
#22 Position #23
26 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
24 Scored 33
24 Conceded 33
+0 GD +0
1.44 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/3
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Marcel Hartel 5 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Louis City is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 8' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Zac McGraw gets a Yellow card.
  • 13' Isak Steiner Jensen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 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' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, David Ayala off on 21 minutes.
  • 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' St. Louis City currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' St. Louis City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bradley Carnell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Tomas Ostrak is replacing Miguel Perez for the St. Louis City side.
  • 55' The crowd applauds Miguel Perez as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Ostrak steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Evander has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The Brazil Evander breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 0-2!
  • 64' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Franck Boli by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 64 minute.
  • 67' The St. Louis City manager makes a substitution. Jared Stroud departs to be replaced by Celio Pompeu.
  • 71' Kyle Hiebert has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Louis City and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' GOAL! Celio Pompeu scores on 79.
  • 83' Yimmi Chara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' Akil Watts is replacing Jakob Nerwinski for the St. Louis City side.
  • 86' Isak Steiner Jensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rasmus Alm at the 86 minute mark.
  • 88' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Eric Miller by Claudio Bravo on 88 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Juan Mosquera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for St. Louis City.

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
Felipe Mora 2
Evander 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Cedric Teuchert 1
Eduard Lowen 1
Simon Becher 1
Zac McGraw 1
Nokkvi THorisson 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
1.71 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City41% Draw27% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
68%
Draw or Portland Timbers
59%
St. Louis City or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City32% Draw43% Portland Timbers25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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