St. Louis City SC vs Portland Timbers: Prediction & Preview
St. Louis City SC host Portland Timbers in MLS Round 32 at Energizer Park. Form, key numbers and Hyper2Play's model prediction.
St. Louis City SC host Portland Timbers in Round 32
St. Louis City SC welcome Portland Timbers to Energizer Park in Round 32 of the 2026 MLS season. Kick-off is on Thursday, 29 October 2026, at 00:30 UTC (20:30 ET).
The hosts sit 3rd of 30 teams with 51 points from 31 matches, having won 14, drawn 9 and lost 8. Portland are 11th on 37 points from the same number of games, with 10 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats.
Form guide
St. Louis arrive on a poor run, with a form line of LLDWW. They lost 3-0 at Real Salt Lake on 25 October and 3-2 at Minnesota United on 17 October, after a 0-0 home draw with Vancouver Whitecaps. Before that slide they beat LA Galaxy 6-2 at home and won 3-0 away to New York Red Bulls.
Portland come in with a form line of WDLDL, and their most recent result was a 3-2 home win over Charlotte FC on 25 October. That followed a 0-0 home draw with Colorado Rapids, a 2-0 defeat at LA Galaxy and a 3-3 draw at Sporting Kansas City. They also lost 3-1 away to San Jose Earthquakes on 27 September.
Key numbers and players
St. Louis have scored 56 goals and conceded 44 in their 31 matches, keeping 5 clean sheets. Rafael Navarro leads their scoring with 8 league goals, ahead of Carlo Justesen on 5.
Portland have been productive in attack with 54 goals, but they have conceded 58 and kept only 2 clean sheets. Vincent Janssen and Ariel Lassiter share top spot in their scoring charts with 4 league goals each.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model gives St. Louis City SC a 63% chance of winning, with the draw at 21% and a Portland Timbers win at 16%. The pick is a home win, rated with high confidence, and the most likely score is 2-1.
The model weighs points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, and the hosts lead clearly on the table and on goal difference. Their two straight defeats and Portland's habit of scoring keep a narrow margin in view. This is an estimate from our own model, not a guarantee.
Most likely score: 2-1
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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