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

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between St. Louis City and Portland Timbers who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

St. Louis City face Portland Timbers at Energizer Park in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Major League Soccer campaign.

St. Louis City approach the next Major League Soccer round as number 3 in the table, having claimed 51 points this season so far. With 31 games behind them, Portland Timbers amassed 37 points, placing them as number 11 before their next fixture.

Team form: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers

St. Louis City Form

A draw was the best St. Louis City could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps, before getting trounced 3-2 against Minnesota United. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Real Salt Lake ran out 3-0 winners. St. Louis City won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded nine times.

Portland Timbers Form

Portland Timbers collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-0 against LA Galaxy. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Colorado Rapids, before winning 3-2 against Charlotte FC. Portland Timbers didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored seven goals themselves.

Betting stats for St. Louis City and Portland Timbers

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

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

Ariel Lassiter shows decent form right now for Portland Timbers, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing St. Louis City, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Carlo Holse also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.

Popular betting markets: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Energizer Park, St. Louis City won seven and drew three. Portland Timbers won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost six. Amazingly, St. Louis City are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. St. Louis City have not lost to Portland Timbers in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

St. Louis City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Portland Timbers scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While St. Louis City managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Portland Timbers kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. St. Louis City have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Portland Timbers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of St. Louis City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Portland Timbers, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.