Portland Timbers vs St Louis Prediction & Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs St Louis Match Preview

Portland Timbers went into Leagues Cup break in eighth place with 25 points, while the visitors continue to play catch-up, currently sitting in thirteenth place with 23 points after 25 league matches.

With the three maximum points in mind, Portland Timbers will also be looking for revenge this weekend, as it was St Louis who dumped them out of the Leagues Cup two weeks ago.

Portland dictated proceedings in that game but could only score a goal from their five shots on target, while St Louis scored three goals from the same number of attempts on target.

Going into the cup break, Portland Timbers suffered an away defeat at LA Galaxy, taking their record for losses this season to nine. They have also recorded ten wins, six draws in their 25 matches this season, scoring 50 goals which is the second highest in the Western Conference.

However, their defence needs to be more compact having conceded 42 goals, the third highest in the Western Conference. It is also worthy to note that they have scored the majority of their goals at home, one that includes twenty goals in their last seven matches.

On the other hand, St Louis resume league action with a sense of expectation after their impressive run in the cup was halted by Vancouver Whitecaps in the round of 16, a stage only entered by four MLS teams out of the 29 who entered the competition proper.

The two victories St Louis recorded in their four Leagues Cup fixtures is more than their victories in their last 14 MLS matches, the team that exited the cup competition is not the same as the one that began it. The team will be looking to build on this promise for the rest of the season 

In addition, the team have been reinvigorated with new signings who have shown they can help turnaround the team’s woes in the MLS. Coach John Hackworth will be desperate to get his side winning as he is looking to land the managerial position full-time.

St Louis is likely to be without Joao Klauss, Rasmus Alm, Joakim Nilsson, Celio Pompeu and Tomas Ostrak due to various injuries while newly signed Simon Becher, Cedric Teuchert and Marcel Hartel will be hoping to feature in this game.

For Portland Timbers, David Ayala and Zac McGraw shook off knocks to feature in the Leagues Cup and should be part of the selection.

Portland Timbers vs St Louis Prediction

Our first pick of this fixture is both teams to score, because this event has occurred in six of Portland’s last eight fixtures while also occurring in each of St Louis last five fixtures.

In addition, we also expect more than 2.5 goals because St Louis are without a clean sheet in eight games, while the result has occurred in each of Portland’s last eight fixtures.

Finn Larsson- August 23, 2024

Portland Timbers vs St Louis Betting Tips

Portland Timbers to win

OK

1.70 Odds

Over 1.5 Goals First Half

OK

2.00 Odds