Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/21/2024

Game: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: AppleTV

The Timbers (10-6-9) host St. Louis City SC (4-11-10) at Providence Park on Saturday. The goalies expected to start will be James Pantemis for Portland and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

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Portland has relinquished 42 goals while allowing 1.68 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have accounted for 106 shots on target on them. They have tallied 4 shut outs, giving them a percentage of 16.0% so far this year. Portland has accumulated 53 yellow card warnings so far this season as well as 2 red cards. The Timbers are ranked 11th in the matter of xG with 38.4, and the squad's xGA sit at 36.8. On the campaign, this squad averages 1.44 pts per match (36 points) and have a rank of 3rd in soccer with 40 assists. This team's difference in goals is 8 because of 50 goals scored and also 42 goals conceded. The Portland Timbers have a total of 65 saves and they also have a SV% of 61.3 on the year.

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The St. Louis Soccer Club are sitting with an average of 0.92 pts/match while compiling 21 assists and 1 red card. St. Louis has earned a clean sheet % of 24.0% on the season and 70 yellow cards. St. Louis has a rank of 25th in relation to goals surrendered having 46, and the team's goal difference sits at -14. the year, CITY has a save percentage of 63.2 (114 shots on target against), and also have a rank of 28th in the league with 23 points. The club's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.84 with 69 saves, and they have earned 6 shut outs. St. Louis City SC has recorded 32 goals and their expected goals on the campaign sits at 36.1.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Portland will be James Pantemis. Pantemis (24-12-18 mark in his career) has accumulated 13 shutouts, which gives him a 24.1% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Canada has faced 203 shots tried against him in 54 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.44 (68 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 68.0. Pantemis has seen the field for 4,893 mins and has 138 stops during his pro soccer career.

Roman Burki will be residing in front of the goal for St. Louis. Burki has recorded 115 shutouts and has seen 1,618 shots attempted against him in 33,829 career mins. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate sits at 30.6%. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 180-89-108. So far in his career, Burki has conceded 493 goals and has racked up 1,131 saves in 376 starting assignments.

Santiago Moreno is a member of the squad who can make an impact for Portland. Moreno has had a starting assignment in 104 matches during his career and he scores 0.21 goals per 90. The forward representing Colombia has earned 21 goals scored in 8,912 minutes. He has 28 assists while tallying 3 yellow cards thus far in his career.

St. Louis is being led by Chris Durkin, who is known to give defenses fits. He has 0 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 0 times. The midfielder representing the United States has earned 0 mins while scoring 0 goals. He scores 0.00 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 0 matches so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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