St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers: result and our prediction
St. Louis City host Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer (round 32) on Thursday 29 October 2026. St. Louis City are #549 in our world ranking and have drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5; Portland Timbers are #824 and have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5. On paper that's a big gap - 275 places - in St. Louis City's favour.
Our prediction
Our model makes St. Louis City the favourites at 54%, with a draw at 25% and Portland Timbers at 21%.
Rating: 1076
Chance to win: 54%
Last 5: LLDLD
Rating: 1005
Chance to win: 21%
Last 5: WWDLD
Who will win St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers?
St. Louis City are #549 and Portland Timbers #824 in our world ranking of every senior club. Based on the two clubs' ratings and home advantage, the most likely result is St. Louis City (54%). More from the Major League Soccer.
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | St. Louis City v Portland Timbers | 2-3 |
| 2026-09-10 | Portland Timbers v St. Louis City | 2-2 |
| 2025-07-13 | St. Louis City v Portland Timbers | 2-1 |
| 2025-06-08 | Portland Timbers v St. Louis City | 2-1 |
Major League Soccer table
| # | Club | P | Pts | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 32 | 71 | #264 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 58 | #501 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 32 | 58 | #657 |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 52 | #572 |
| 7 | St. Louis City | 32 | 51 | #549 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 32 | 51 | #743 |
| 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 41 | #848 |
| 20 | Portland Timbers | 32 | 40 | #824 |
| 21 | Toronto FC | 32 | 39 | #927 |
How this is worked out
Every senior result from every country feeds one Elo rating system, so every club in the world sits on the same scale. Before each match the two ratings, adjusted for home advantage, give the chances of a home win, a draw and an away win. See the full world ranking and every match today.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 58 |
| 2 |  FC Dallas | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 54 |
| 3 |  St. Louis City | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 51 |
| 4 |  Houston Dynamo | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 51 |
| 5 |  San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 |  Los Angeles FC | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 |  Colorado Rapids | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 |  Seattle Sounders | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 43 |
| 9 |  Real Salt Lake | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 |  Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -9 | 41 |
| 11 |  Portland Timbers | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 40 |
| 12 |  Minnesota United FC | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 |  San Diego | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 35 |
| 14 |  Austin | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 34 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | -42 | 22 |