Portland Timbers vs St. Louis CITY SC prediction — MLS · Thu 10 Sept · 03:30 UK

MLS · Thu 10 Sept · 03:30 UK
Portland Timbers 39Draw 25St. Louis CITY SC 36
Our call before kickoff
64%
Portland Timbers or draw
Landed
3.1
Goals expected
Full time
Final 2–2
Goal before half-time (before kick-off)
77%
Both teams score (before kick-off)
61%
3+ goals (before kick-off)
59%

How it finished

Portland Timbers and St. Louis CITY SC drew 2–2. Bawler's model favoured Portland Timbers at 39% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 25%. It forecast 3.1 goals; the match produced 4. Portland Timbers had 16 shots (3 on target) to St. Louis CITY SC's 10 (4), with 52% of the ball against 49%.

Portland…Full-time statsSt. Louis…
52%Possession49%
16Shots10
3Shots on target4
9Corners2
2Saves1
10Fouls21
3Offsides1
1Yellow cards4
What we publishedBeforeAfter
Our callPortland Timbers or draw 64%Draw (25% called)
Total goals3.14
Graded pickOver 1.5 goals 81%Landed

Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.

What we expected

What we expected before kickoff.

Portland TimbersSt. Louis CITY SC
1.6
Goals+0.1
1.5
12.4
Shots+4.0
16.3
3.8
On target+1.8
5.7
3.8
Corners+2.5
6.3
Portland TimbersSt. Louis CITY SC
0.5
Goals
0.5
5.4
Shots+2.2
7.6
1.7
On target+1.0
2.7
1.8
Corners+1.2
3.0
Portland TimbersSt. Louis CITY SC
1.1
Goals+0.1
1.0
6.9
Shots+1.8
8.7
2.2
On target+0.9
3.0
2.0
Corners+1.3
3.4

Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.

Our numbers, most likely first

What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.

MarketProbability
Over 1.5 goals81%
Portland Timbers to score79%
St. Louis CITY SC to score78%
Under 3.5 goals63%

First half — what we expected

Portland Timbers
51%
to score before half-time
St. Louis CITY SC
53%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 77%

Portland TimbersSt. Louis CITY SC
5.41st-half shots7.6
1.71st-half shots on target2.7
1.81st-half corners3.0

First-half chances

32%Chance of 7+ shots59%
15%Chance of 9+ shots36%
47%Chance of 2+ shots on target70%
11%Chance of 4+ shots on target28%
49%Chance of 2+ corners74%
14%Chance of 4+ corners35%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Portland Timbers5.46.9
Shots · St. Louis CITY SC7.68.7
Shots on target · Portland Timbers1.72.2
Shots on target · St. Louis CITY SC2.73.0
Corners · Portland Timbers1.82.0
Corners · St. Louis CITY SC3.03.4
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (home minus away)+0.1 / match
Head-to-head, last 5Portland Timbers 1 · Draws 2 · St. Louis CITY SC 2
St. Louis CITY SC in their league tableTop quarter

Head to head

Jul 2025St. Louis City 2–1 Portland Timbers
Jun 2025Portland Timbers 2–1 St. Louis City
Aug 2024Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City
Aug 2024St. Louis City 3–1 Portland Timbers
Jun 2024St. Louis City 0–0 Portland Timbers
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Common questions

Who won Portland Timbers vs St. Louis CITY SC?

Portland Timbers and St. Louis CITY SC drew 2–2. Bawler's model favoured Portland Timbers at 39% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 25%. It forecast 3.1 goals; the match produced 4. Portland Timbers had 16 shots (3 on target) to St. Louis CITY SC's 10 (4), with 52% of the ball against 49%.

What was the final score in Portland Timbers vs St. Louis CITY SC?

Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis CITY SC, played on 10 Sept 2026 in the USA: MLS. Bawler's model had gone into it with Portland Timbers 39%, the draw 25% and St. Louis CITY SC 36%.

What were the stats in Portland Timbers vs St. Louis CITY SC?

Full-time: Possession 52%–49%, Shots 16–10, Shots on target 3–4, Corners 9–2, Saves 2–1, Fouls 10–21, Offsides 3–1, Yellow cards 1–4.

Was Bawler's prediction for Portland Timbers vs St. Louis CITY SC right?

Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Portland Timbers or draw 64%, it finished Draw (25% called); Total goals — we said 3.1, it finished 4; Graded pick — we said Over 1.5 goals 81%, it finished Landed.

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