Saint Louis City SC faces the Portland Timbers in conference action

Portland Timbers (5-7-5, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Saint Louis City SC (3-4-8, 12th in the Western Conference)

Old North Saint Louis, St. Louis; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Saint Louis -138, Portland +304, Draw +304; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis City SC and the Portland Timbers square off in Western Conference play.

Saint Louis is 1-3-6 in Western Conference games. Saint Louis is 10th in the Western Conference giving up 25 goals.

The Timbers are 4-5-3 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers have an even goal differential, scoring and giving up 32.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Klauss has scored five goals and added two assists for Saint Louis. Rasmus Alm has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.

Felipe Mora has eight goals and one assist for the Timbers. Jonathan Rodriguez has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Saint Louis: 2-4-4, averaging 1.3 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Timbers: 3-4-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Saint Louis: Joshua Yaro (injured), Eduard Lowen (injured).

Timbers: Marvin Loria (injured), Larrys Mabiala (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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