Rescued A Point
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Major League Soccer · Matchday 24Portland Timbers
K. Velde 32', 89'
2 – 2
FT
HT 1–1
St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 1', 51'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 24Portland Timbers2–2St. Louis City
0.92
Expected goals
1.86
1′32′51′89′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PT 0.92, SLC 1.86.
Match report
Portland Timbers 2-2 St. Louis City
Portland Timbers and St. Louis City shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw at Providence Park. Navarro opened the scoring for St. Louis City on 1', Velde levelled for Portland Timbers on 32', Navarro added his second on 51' and Velde added his second on 89'.
Expected goals finished Portland Timbers 0.92, St. Louis City 1.86. St. Louis City created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return.
It was settled late — Velde struck on 89' to swing it Portland Timbers's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Portland Timbers graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.92 expected goals. St. Louis City graded out for better chances — 0.19 xg per shot and 10 v 16 shots.
Kristoffer Velde came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.6 for Portland Timbers from 2 goals, 2 key passes and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 31 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with St. Louis City conceding the most free-kicks (21).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
52%Possession48%
16Shots10
0.92xG1.86
What the numbers say
6 readsClinical Edge
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.92 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.92
- Overperformance
- +1.08
Better Chances
St. Louis City
St. Louis City did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.19 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.19
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 10 v 16
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Portland Timbers scored on 89′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 89′
Timeline
⚽1'
Rafael Navarro
D. Chara ↑ D. Da Costa ↓
🔄18'
🟨31'
Dante Polvara
Foul
K. Velde
⚽32'
🟨36'
Jaziel Orozco
Persistent fouling
🟨45+2'
Tomas Totland
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
L. MacNaughton ↑ J. Orozco ↓
⚽51'
Rafael Navarro
Eric Miller
Foul
🟨58'
R. Hernandez ↑ E. Miller ↓
🔄65'
Antony ↑ A. Lassiter ↓
🔄65'
🔄65'
F. Fall ↑ D. Polvara ↓
🔄65'
S. Becher ↑ S. Jeong ↓
🟨67'
Rafael Navarro
Foul
🔄80'
C. Holse ↑ A. Matan ↓
🔄80'
M. Joyner ↑ Rafael Santos ↓
I. Smith ↑ K. Miller ↓
🔄81'
O. Fernandez ↑ J. Ortiz ↓
🔄81'
🔄89'
D. Downs ↑ Rafael Navarro ↓
K. Velde — assist: C. Bassett
⚽89'
G. Guerra ↑ V. Janssen ↓
🔄90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueProvidence Park, Portland
RefereeFotis Bazakos, USA
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 24
StatusMatch Finished