Major League Soccer: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 24 match between Portland Timbers and St. Louis City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Portland Timbers enjoy home advantage, when visitors St. Louis City swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Portland Timbers enter the game ranked 8 in the Western Conference, while the St. Louis City are 5 in the Western Conference.

Form: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City

Portland Timbers Form

Their last three matches saw Portland Timbers drawing 1-1 with Los Angeles FC, losing 1-2 against Austin FC before beating Minnesota United by 5-4. Portland Timbers won four of their previous six Major League Soccer games at the Providence Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded 11 and scored 15 goals.

St. Louis City Form

St. Louis City look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Houston Dynamo FC by 2-1, before drawing 3-3 with FC Dallas. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Vancouver Whitecaps by a 1-3 scoreline. St. Louis City performed a very admirable four wins in six Major League Soccer away matches, as well as two draws but no defeats. They scored 12 times, while also conceding five goals.

Betting stats and facts for Portland Timbers and St. Louis City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Portland Timbers and St. Louis City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City

Vincent Janssen look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Major League Soccer matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Simon Becher adds to his five Major League Soccer goals come on Thursday.

Betting markets: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City

Full-time result

Portland Timbers won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. St. Louis City won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost two in this run. St. Louis City struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 13 matches in a row. St. Louis City didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games.

Both teams to score

Portland Timbers scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, St. Louis City scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Portland Timbers played. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive St. Louis City games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portland Timbers managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, St. Louis City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Portland Timbers have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with St. Louis City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Portland Timbers’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for St. Louis City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Portland Timbers conceded a goal in their last 12 matches. St. Louis City are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.