St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers preview, predictions, H2H stats

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Preview: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers – MLS Round 31 at CITYPARK, October 29, 2026

The MLS Round 31 match between St. Louis City and Portland Timbers will be played on October 29, 2026, at CITYPARK in St. Louis, MO.

Where to Watch

Watch live on these TV channels: Apple TV International. Follow the live stream on: bet365, bet365.nl.

Current Team Form

St. Louis City is 2nd in the league with 51 points from 30 matches. In the last 5 matches, their form is L-D-W-W-W. Their last league match was a 3:2 away loss to Minnesota United. Portland Timbers are 11th with 34 points from 30 matches. Their last 5 matches show D-L-D-L-L, and their most recent league match ended 0:0 at home against Colorado Rapids.

Key Players to Watch

St. Louis City features Rafael Navarro, who is ranked 4th in the league with 18 goals, placing him in the top 10 scorers. For Portland Timbers, Kevin Kelsy leads with 9 goals.

Head-to-Head Record

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, St. Louis City won 2 times, Portland Timbers won once, and there were 2 draws. The latest match was in September 2026 and ended 2:2.

Historical stats from this season show St. Louis City scored 34 goals at home (61% of their total 56 goals) and conceded 19 (46% of their total 41 goals). They average 2.27 goals scored and 1.27 conceded per home game, both better than their away averages. In goals scored at home, they rank 6th, and in goals conceded at home, they share 11th position in the league.

Historical stats from this season indicate Portland Timbers scored 20 goals away (39% of their total 51 goals) and conceded 31 (55% of their total 56 goals). They average 1.33 goals scored and 2.07 conceded per away game. In goals scored away, they rank 16th, and in goals conceded away, they are 23rd in the league.

From the 8 most recent head-to-head encounters, 1 match had 1 or fewer goals, 4 matches had 2 or 3 goals, and 3 matches had 4 or more goals. The most common total was 3 goals, occurring 4 times. St. Louis City converted 15 of 85 attempts (17.65%), while Portland Timbers converted 13 of 89 (14.61%). St. Louis City averaged 1.88 goals per match in these encounters, 0.07 more than their season average. Portland Timbers averaged 1.62, 0.08 less than their season average.

Hot Stats

- St. Louis City are in the Top 3 teams for the most fouls committed in the league this season. In 31 matches they have committed 432 fouls (the league average is 336.8) at an average of 13.9 per match.

- St. Louis City are in the Top 3 teams for the most free kicks conceded in the league this season. In 31 matches they have conceded 432 free kicks (the league average is 336.8) at an average of 13.9 per match.

- Portland Timbers are in the Top 3 teams for the lowest number of yellow cards received in the league this season. In 30 matches they have received 49 yellow cards (the league average is 57.1) at an average of 1.6 per match.

Streaks

- St. Louis City are unbeaten in 19 of their last 20 league matches this season.

- Portland Timbers failed to win any of their last 6 away league matches this season.

- Portland Timbers have scored in 6 of their last 7 away league matches this season.

Betting Tips, Prediction

- 7 of the last 8 H2H league matches saw 3 or more goals scored.

- 7 of the last 8 H2H league matches saw St. Louis City score at least one goal in the 2nd half.

- Only 1 of the last 8 H2H league matches saw Portland Timbers score 3 or more goals.

- Score prediction: At most 4 goals in total (under 4.5).

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