Match Report
32 points for St. Louis City (13th), 44 for Portland Timbers (8th): a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Portland Timbers no better than 27th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, St. Louis City ran at 1.29 scored and 1.71 conceded, Portland Timbers at 1.21 and 1.41.
St. Louis City arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, St. Louis City held 1 points of 15 and Portland Timbers 10.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — St. Louis City 1, draws 2, Portland Timbers 2, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
CityPark in Saint Louis, capacity 6,050, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portland Timbers led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
St. Louis City: Marcel Hartel (67'), Marcel Hartel (54') · Portland Timbers: David Da Costa (19')