St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers prediction

St. Louis City – Portland Timbers, MLS, Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM (GMT). Venue: CITYPARK

St. Louis City is #3 in the table (51 pts) and Portland Timbers #11 (37 pts). 8 places separate the two teams in the table. St. Louis City has not won any of its last 5 matches. Last 4 head-to-head meetings: St. Louis City 1, draws 2, Portland Timbers 1. Their last meeting, on September 10, 2026, ended Portland Timbers 2-2 St. Louis City.

St. Louis City

12:30 AM

Portland Timbers

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

St. Louis City come into the CITYPARK fixture as the higher-placed side, with a strong home profile behind them. Portland remain dangerous in transition and this matchup has a recent history of open, two-way football, but their away defending has been their recurring weakness. The reported absences at Portland's back line place extra pressure on their defensive structure against St. Louis wing-back width. Team sheets matter greatly because St. Louis also have a reported central-midfield concern in Christopher Durkin.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 4 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

This is a matchup with a meaningful recent pattern of open football: the latest league meeting ended level and several recent encounters have featured sustained chances at both ends. St. Louis also won the most recent MLS meeting at CITYPARK.

Injuries and absences

External lineup sources report a possible Durkin absence for St. Louis, which would weaken their midfield protection. Portland are listed with several defensive absences, a more damaging issue against a St. Louis side equipped to attack wide areas and second balls.

Form (last 5)

St. Louis CityLeague position #3 · 51 ptsD L L

Portland TimbersLeague position #11 · 37 ptsL D W

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers stats

	St. Louis City	Portland Timbers
Played	31	31
Goals scored	56	54
Goals conceded	44	58
Clean sheets	5	2

Last meetings

2026-09-10Portland Timbers 2-2 St. Louis City
2026-02-04Portland Timbers --- St. Louis City
2025-07-13St. Louis City 2-1 Portland Timbers
2025-06-08Portland Timbers 2-1 St. Louis City
2025-02-05St. Louis City --- Portland Timbers
2024-08-25Portland Timbers 4-4 St. Louis City