United States - MLS Next ProProvidence ParkData current as of October 15, 2026

Portland Timbers II vs St. Louis City II: match statistics

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Portland Timbers II vs St. Louis City II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Portland Timbers II plays St. Louis City II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for October 17, 2026. Venue: Providence Park.

Recent form

Portland Timbers II has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. St. Louis City II has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Portland Timbers II scores 1.32 goals per game and allows 1.04. St. Louis City II scores 1.50 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 3.35 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Portland Timbers II's games and 61% of St. Louis City II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 57%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Portland Timbers II has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.60 per game. Portland Timbers II takes 14.1 shots per game, while St. Louis City II takes 13.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Portland Timbers II leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. St. Louis City II leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.93 after halftime.

When the teams score

Portland Timbers II's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (10 goals). For St. Louis City II, it is minutes 46-60 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.35 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1.32Goals scored / game1.5
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1.04Goals allowed / game1.43
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
45%Average possession54%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
5Shots on target / game4.82
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.11Shots per game13.25
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
5Shots on target4.82
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
9.4%Shot conversion11.3%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
45%Possession54%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1.67xG for1.6
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1.41xG against1.4
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

Shooting quality

Portland Timbers II: AttackingSt. Louis City II: Balanced
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
Accuracy (shots on target)35%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Portland Timbers II is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Portland Timbers II · 1.2 pts / game - St. Louis City II

Portland Timbers II
DWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W36% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-10-4
1.86 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-7-2
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WDWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
St. Louis City II
DDWDL
Season result split
36% W36% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-10-8
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-4
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Louis City II is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.32 goals / game - Portland Timbers II · 1.5 goals / game - St. Louis City II

Portland Timbers II is 38% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.04 goals / game - Portland Timbers II · 1.43 goals / game - St. Louis City II

Portland Timbers II scoring profile: very strong

Portland Timbers II scores in 75% of games (21 of 28 games), while St. Louis City II keeps a clean sheet in 29% (8 of 28 games).

St. Louis City II scoring profile: strong

St. Louis City II scores in 82% of games (23 of 28 games), while Portland Timbers II keeps a clean sheet in 50% (14 of 28 games).

37Goals scored (season)42
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
29Goals conceded (season)40
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
2.36Average goals per game2.93
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal82%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
46%2 goals50%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
11%3 goals14%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
0%4 goals4%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal71%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
25%2 goals43%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
18%3 goals14%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
7%4 goals11%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

43%
Portland Timbers II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 28 games
64%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time25%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
11%BTTS in both halves4%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
21%Scored in both halves32%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
80%BTTS - last 580%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
61%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time32%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Louis City II is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.07 pts / game - Portland Timbers II · 1.21 pts / game - St. Louis City II

Portland Timbers II - half-time state
14% leading64% draw21% trailing
St. Louis City II - half-time state
25% leading46% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.07Points per game (1st half)1.21
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
0.32Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
0.46Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.18
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
64%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
68%No goal before half-time50%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.86Points per game (2nd half)1.43
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
61%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II
36%No goal after half-time36%
Portland Timbers IISt. Louis City II

Portland Timbers II - second-half results

50% W36% D14% L
30
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding357%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

St. Louis City II - second-half results

36% W36% D29% L
34
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Portland Timbers II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.40
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.61.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
St. Louis City II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.60
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Portland Timbers II
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
8
5
46-60
10
6
61-75
10
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

St. Louis City II
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
7
5
16-30
6
9
31-45
10
3
46-60
8
13
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+61%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Portland Timbers II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
72%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

St. Louis City II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Portland Timbers IILigaSt. Louis City II
Average goals per game▼ 2.363.35▼ 2.93
Both teams scored▼ 43%64%▼ 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 50%66%▼ 57%
Clean sheets▲ 50%20%▲ 29%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%76%• 75%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%86%▼ 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.35
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / game
1.44
Away goals / game
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Portland Timbers II's perspective: 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against St. Louis City II. Games average 4.25 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Portland Timbers II
1 : 1
St. Louis City II
St. Louis City II
1 : 2
Portland Timbers II
Portland Timbers II
2 : 1
St. Louis City SC II
St. Louis City SC II
6 : 3
Portland Timbers II

FAQ

When do Portland Timbers II and St. Louis City II play?

Portland Timbers II face St. Louis City II on October 17, 2026 in MLS Next Pro at Providence Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Portland Timbers II and St. Louis City II?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Portland Timbers II won 2, St. Louis City II won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Portland Timbers II vs St. Louis City II?

Portland Timbers II score 1.32 goals per game on average and St. Louis City II 1.50. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.35 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Portland Timbers II's matches and 61% of St. Louis City II's.

What form are Portland Timbers II and St. Louis City II in?

Over the last 5 games Portland Timbers II have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and St. Louis City II 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Portland Timbers II vs St. Louis City II?

The statistical background for Portland Timbers II vs St. Louis City II — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.