Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
St. Louis City
2 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 13 Jul 2025 · 23:00 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Julio Ortiz
Y 64' Kevin Kelsy
Y 77' Juan Mosquera
Y 79' Kamal Miller
Klauss 90' Y
Jaziel Orozco 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
St. Louis City 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
06 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–3 L
29 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
26 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–4 L
14 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
08 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul St. Louis City A 1–2 L
06 Jul New England Revolution H 2–1 W
28 Jun Toronto FC A 0–3 L
14 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
08 Jun St. Louis City H 2–1 W
29 May Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' St. Louis City have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Cristhian Paredes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The 27-year-old Omir Fernandez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. David Pereira da Costa makes it 0-1.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Cedric Teuchert, a Germany , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Ian Smith gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jimer Fory and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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' Marcel Hartel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Julio Ortiz on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Kevin Kelsy is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 64.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Omir Fernandez on, Santiago Moreno off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Another change for St. Louis City made on 66 minute. Tomas Ostrak leaves to be changed by Eduard Lowen.
  • 67' Goal! Marcel Hartel scores his 38 goal in 437 matches.
  • 67' Celio Pompeu makes way for Simon Becher at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
  • 72' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Critchley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — David Ayala exits the field as Cristhian Paredes enters on 75.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juan Mosquera on 77.
  • 79' Kamal Miller catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
  • 82' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Cedric Teuchert is replaced by Akil Watts on 82 minute.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Chara made 295 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' St. Louis City receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Jaziel Orozco exits the field as Kyle Hiebert enters on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. Portland Timbers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Critchley

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafael Navarro 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Felipe Mora 2
Evander 2
Kristoffer Velde 2
David Pereira da Costa 1
Jonathan Rodriguez 1
Cedric Teuchert 1

Head to Head

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

St. Louis City Form

2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2025-07-06 Real Salt Lake 3–2 St. Louis City L 2025-06-29 Houston Dynamo 1–0 St. Louis City L 2025-06-26 St. Louis City 2–4 Orlando City SC L 2025-06-14 St. Louis City 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City L

Portland Timbers Form

2025-07-13 St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2025-07-06 Portland Timbers 2–1 New England Revolution W 2025-06-28 Toronto FC 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-06-14 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2025-06-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City W 2025-05-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City49% Draw23% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
73%
Draw or Portland Timbers
51%
St. Louis City or Portland Timbers
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City39% Draw38% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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