Portland is coming into this match playing in good form in their recent matches. They are coming off of a 3-1 loss against St Louis in their last match which saw them get knocked out of the Leagues Cup right after the group stage, but that loss was also away from home and their only away match in the tournament. They have won 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 matches and they have been in much better form at home. When playing at home, they have won their last 6 straight as well as 7 of their last 9 matches there with no losses in that span. Their attack has been great in these matches as they have scored at least 2 goals in each of their last 6 matches, scoring at least 3 goals in 4 of their last 5, but their defense has also been much better in these as they have only allowed 1 goal in their last 3 matches there. They are going up against a St Louis side that has not been in great form in their recent matches. They are coming off of a 4-2 loss in their last match against Club America which knocked them out of the Leagues Cup, and they have also lost 2 of their last 3 as well as 5 of their last 8 matches. Their only 2 wins in that span were both at home as well. When playing away from home, they have lost 5 of their last 6 matches with no wins in that span and their defense has not been good in those. They have allowed at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches, averaging well over 2 goals allowed per match in that span, and their attack has struggled more to score goals in those matches as well. Portland has been in much better form at home and their attack has been on fire there which will be key in this match as St Louis will not keep them out of their net and will not be able to score the goals needed to win away from home. Portland is also going to have a revenge factor here since their last match was a loss to St Louis which saw them exit the Leagues Cup. Portland will win this match at home and collect all 3 points here.
USA MLS: Portland Timbers ML, Rot. 209962