Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City

10 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Fotis Bazakos

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Kristoffer Velde 32’, 89’

Rafael Navarro 1’, 51’

Match summary

Portland Timbers and St. Louis City shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Rafael Navarro put St. Louis City ahead in the first minute and Kristoffer Velde equalised with a direct free kick in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Navarro put St. Louis City back in front with a header in the 51st minute and Velde equalised with a direct free kick in the 89th minute.

St. Louis City had the better of the chances, with 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Portland Timbers's 0.92 from 16.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

16 Shots 10

3 Shots on target 4

9 Corners 2

106 Attacks 83

49 Dangerous attacks 32

460 Passes 441

85.0% Pass accuracy 85.3%

11 Tackles 25

10 Fouls 21

1 Yellow cards 4

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Portland Timbers St. Louis City

Kick-off

1’

Rafael NavarroLeft foot shot

0-1

12’

Jeong Sang-binShot on target

Diego CharáDavid Pereira Da Costa

18’

31’

Dante PolvaraFoul

Kristoffer VeldeFree Kick

1-1

32’

36’

Jaziel OrozcoPersistent fouling

45+2’

Tomas TotlandFoul

Half-time1-1

46’

Lukas MacNaughtonJaziel Orozco

Cole BassettShot on target

48’

51’

Rafael NavarroHeader

1-2

Second half underway

Eric MillerFoul

58’

Antony AlvesAriel Lassiter

65’

Ronald HernándezEric Miller

65’

Simon BecherJeong Sang-bin

65’

Fallou FallDante Polvara

67’

Rafael NavarroFoul

80’

Carlo HolseAlexandru Mățan

80’

Mykhi JoynerRafael Santos

Omir FernandezJoao Ortíz

81’

Ian SmithKamal Miller

81’

89’

Damion DownsRafael Navarro

Kristoffer VeldeFree Kick

2-2

89’

Gage GuerraVincent Janssen

90’

90+4’

Damion DownsShot on target

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Portland Timbers 0.92 xGSt. Louis City 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

St. Louis City attacking Portland Timbers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


James Pantemis	90′	2	2	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Eric Miller Taken off	65′	–	–	–	1	–	29	1	–	–
Finn Surman	90′	2	2	1	5	2	56	1	–	–	–
Kamal Miller Taken off	81′	–	2	–	–	–	38	2	–	–	–
Jímer Fory	90′	2	3	–	5	2	45	1	–	–	–
Ronald Hernández Came on as a substitute	25′	1	2	–	1	–	22	1	–	–	–
Ian Smith Came on as a substitute	9′	1	–	–	2	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Cole Bassett	90′	–	1	44	4	0.09	1	–	6	–	3	–
Joao Ortíz Taken off	81′	–	–	32	1	0.02	1	–	1	1	–	–
David Pereira Da Costa Taken off	18′	–	–	9	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	–	–
Ariel Lassiter Taken off	65′	–	–	22	1	0.06	–	1	5	–	4	–
Kristoffer Velde	90′	2	–	32	2	0.37	–	–	8	2	7	–
Diego Chará Came on as a substitute	72′	–	–	46	–	0.01	3	–	5	1	2	–
Antony Alves Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	13	–	0.01	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Vincent Janssen Taken off	89′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.02	2	4	–	32	–
Omir Fernandez Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	1	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Bürki	90′	1	2	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jaziel Orozco Taken off	45′	4	–	–	6	–	37	3	–	–
Timo Baumgartl	90′	2	–	1	3	1	50	–	–	–	–
Tomas Totland	90′	4	3	2	4	–	36	2	–	–
Rafael Santos Taken off	80′	1	2	–	1	–	39	3	–	–	–
Lukas MacNaughton Came on as a substitute	45′	2	–	–	5	2	18	3	–	–	–
Fallou Fall Came on as a substitute	25′	2	–	1	3	1	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Dante Polvara Taken off	65′	–	–	42	–	0.01	1	1	2	3	–
Christopher Durkin	90′	–	–	54	–	0.02	3	2	4	1	–	–
Alexandru Mățan Taken off	80′	–	–	35	3	0.06	1	–	4	1	2	–
Daniel Edelman	90′	–	–	30	–	0.01	1	1	3	3	2	–
Carlo Holse Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Mykhi Joyner Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	6	–	0.00	1	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Jeong Sang-bin Taken off	65′	–	–	2	1	0.48	0.01	–	3	1	20	–
Rafael Navarro Taken off	89′	2	–	4	2	1.13	0.02	–	4	3	26
Simon Becher Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	7	–
Damion Downs Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	1	1	0.12	0.00	–	2	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Portland Timbers L W D L W

St. Louis City W D W D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: St. Louis City 2-1 Portland Timbers, 13 Jul 25 Next meeting: St. Louis City 2-3 Portland Timbers, 29 Oct 26 All Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.