St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers

atSt. Louis City at Timbers

September 9 · 10:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

St. Louis City6th in the Western ConferenceWDWDW33 pts9-6

Portland Timbers9th in the Western ConferenceDWLWL28 pts8-9

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

4San Jose Earthquakes2110-3-8+633

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

7Colorado Rapids219-1-11+228

8Real Salt Lake208-4-8+228

9Portland Timbers218-4-9+128

10Minnesota United FC217-7-7-228

11San Diego FC217-6-8+527

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is. MLS Player Availability Report, updated through Matchday 22.

St. Louis City3 listed

Kyle HiebertDefender · is out (hip).

Brendan McSorleyForward · is out (ankle).

Célio PompeuMidfielder · is out (knee).

Portland Timbers4 listed

Alexander AravenaForward · is out (hip).

Alex BonetigDefender · is out (upper body).

Brandon ByeDefender · is out (leg).

Juan MosqueraDefender · is out (foot/ankle).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

St. Louis City3-4-3 · from Aug 22

Roman Bürki#1Goalkeeper

Timo Baumgartl#32Center back

Dante Polvara#21Left center back

Jaziel Orozco#99Right center back

Alexandru Matan#23CM-L

Daniel Edelman#24CM-R

Tomas Totland#14Left midfield

Conrad Wallem#6Right midfield

Simon Becher#11Forward

Tomas Ostrak#7CF-L

Jeong Sang-Bin#77CF-R

Portland Timbers4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

James Pantemis#41Goalkeeper

Kamal Miller#4Left center back

Finn Surman#20Right center back

Jimer Fory#27Left back

Eric Miller#15Right back

David Da Costa#10Attacking midfield

José Caicedo#30Left midfield

Cole Bassett#17Right midfield

Kevin Kelsy#19Forward

Kristoffer Velde#99AM-L

Ariel Lassiter#7AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

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atSt. Louis City at Timbers

September 9 · 10:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

St. Louis City6th in the Western ConferenceWDWDW33 pts9-6

Portland Timbers9th in the Western ConferenceDWLWL28 pts8-9

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

4San Jose Earthquakes2110-3-8+633

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

7Colorado Rapids219-1-11+228

8Real Salt Lake208-4-8+228

9Portland Timbers218-4-9+128

10Minnesota United FC217-7-7-228

11San Diego FC217-6-8+527

Injury report

St. Louis City3 listed

Kyle HiebertDefender · is out (hip).

Brendan McSorleyForward · is out (ankle).

Célio PompeuMidfielder · is out (knee).

Portland Timbers4 listed

Alexander AravenaForward · is out (hip).

Alex BonetigDefender · is out (upper body).

Brandon ByeDefender · is out (leg).

Juan MosqueraDefender · is out (foot/ankle).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

St. Louis City3-4-3 · from Aug 22

Roman Bürki#1Goalkeeper

Timo Baumgartl#32Center back

Dante Polvara#21Left center back

Jaziel Orozco#99Right center back

Alexandru Matan#23CM-L

Daniel Edelman#24CM-R

Tomas Totland#14Left midfield

Conrad Wallem#6Right midfield

Simon Becher#11Forward

Tomas Ostrak#7CF-L

Jeong Sang-Bin#77CF-R

Portland Timbers4-2-3-1 · from Aug 22

James Pantemis#41Goalkeeper

Kamal Miller#4Left center back

Finn Surman#20Right center back

Jimer Fory#27Left back

Eric Miller#15Right back

David Da Costa#10Attacking midfield

José Caicedo#30Left midfield

Cole Bassett#17Right midfield

Kevin Kelsy#19Forward

Kristoffer Velde#99AM-L

Ariel Lassiter#7AM-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers — Sep 9, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers — Sep 9, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings