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

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
#27 Position #28
16 Points 14
14 Played 14
4 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
16 Scored 22
20 Conceded 28
-4 GD -6
1.14 PPG 1.00
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against St. Louis City and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
  • 5' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 8' Zac McGraw was booked on 8.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Portland Timbers ring the changes. David Ayala has done his job and it is now time for Cristhian Paredes to step up.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Isak Steiner Jensen made 116 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Marvin Loria is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' Portland Timbers come into this ranked 22 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Miguel Perez exits the field as Tomas Ostrak enters on 54.
  • 55' St. Louis City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Ostrak is hanging Miguel Perez on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 63' Evander with the second goal in the match!
  • 64' The whistle greets Franck Boli as he departs to be replaced by Jaroslaw Niezgoda.
  • 67' Celio Pompeu is replacing Jared Stroud for the St. Louis City side.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyle Hiebert.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Brilliant from the ! Celio Pompeu makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 79.
  • 83' Magnificent from Yimmi Chara! That is 25 goals in 473 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Jakob Nerwinski by Akil Watts on 83 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Isak Steiner Jensen. He replaces Rasmus Alm on 86 minute.
  • 88' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Eric Miller departs to be replaced by Claudio Bravo.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juan Mosquera.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Evander 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Felipe Mora 2
Simon Becher 1
Zac McGraw 1
Nokkvi THorisson 1
Jared Stroud 1
David Ayala 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
1.63 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

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% Draw44% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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