What is the prediction for the football match between St. Louis City and Portland Timbers?
Our prediction for the St. Louis City–Portland Timbers match is: St. Louis City to win or draw.
Other OPWIN picks
St. Louis City to win (47% confidence); over 2.5 goals (78% confidence); both teams to score: yes (67% confidence)
St. Louis City
Across the 5 most recent finished matches with available data, St. Louis City scored an average of 2.80 goals and conceded 1.20 per match.
Portland Timbers
Across the 5 most recent finished matches with available data, Portland Timbers scored an average of 0.80 goals and conceded 1.80 per match.
How the recent evidence fits the pick
Recent results add context to Double chance: Home or Draw (1X): St. Louis City scored 2.80 and conceded 1.20 per match across 5 covered games; Portland Timbers scored 0.80 and conceded 1.80 across 5.
Players to watch
Across 4 recent recorded appearances, C. Holse contributed 4 goal(s) and 0 assist(s). Available ratings average 8.07/10 across 4 rated appearances. Across 5 recent recorded appearances, David Pereira da Costa contributed 2 goal(s) and 0 assist(s). Available ratings average 7.43/10 across 5 rated appearances.
Tactical matchup and recent shapes
The current record lists Martí Cifuentes as coach of Portland Timbers. The latest recorded formations are St. Louis City in 3-4-1-2 (Oct 17, 2026) and Portland Timbers in 4-3-3 (Oct 18, 2026). Across 8 recent matches with possession and shot data, St. Louis City averaged 56.5% possession and 12.5 shots per match (6.4 on target), a possession control with high shot volume profile. Across 8 matches, Portland Timbers averaged 51.1% possession and 14.3 shots (4.1 on target), a high shot volume profile. The recorded numbers do not show a pronounced gap in possession or shot volume.
Home and away performance
In 5 recent home matches, St. Louis City recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, averaging 2.20 points, 3.20 goals scored and 1.60 conceded per match. Away from home, Portland Timbers recorded 0 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses in 4 matches, averaging 0.25 points, 1.25 goals scored and 2.50 conceded per match. This sample favours the home side’s recent home record relative to the away side’s road record.
This Major League Soccer fixture takes place at CITYPARK (Saint Louis).
Recent results show no clear home advantage for St. Louis City: 2.2 points per home match compared with 1.8 away, with performance varying between matches.
This OPWIN expert read combines the existing model pick with recorded football evidence. Match outcomes remain uncertain.