Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City SC Prediction, 3/11/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Portland Timbers vs St. Louis City SC

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: Apple TV - Free

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+107) St. Louis (+236)

The Timbers (1-0-1) are welcoming St. Louis City SC (2-0-0) at Providence Park on Saturday. The Timbers open at +107 and St. Louis is at +236. The total comes in at 3. The men protecting the net are David Bingham for Portland and Roman Burki for St. Louis.

The Timbers are ranked 22nd in the matter of expected goals with 1.7, and the expected goals against are sitting at 3.0. Portland has relinquished 3 goals while giving up 1.50 goals per 90, and the opposition have recorded 9 shots on target against them. The team's goal differential is 0 by 3 goals tallied as well as 3 goals given up. They have earned 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a percentage of 50.0% on the season. The Portland Timbers have amassed 6 saves and have earned a save percentage of 77.8 the season. Portland is sitting with 5 yellow card warnings on the campaign. So far this year, this team is sitting with an average of 1.50 pts per contest (3 points) and also sit at 6th in soccer with 3 assists.

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The St. Louis Soccer Club come in with an average of 3.00 pts per fixture while compiling 2 assists. St. Louis has racked up 4 yellow card warnings. St. Louis sits at 4th in relation to goals conceded with 3, and the squad's difference in goals is at 3. So far this year, CITY has a save rate of 40.0 (5 SoTA), and sit at 4th in the league with 6 pts. This team's goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.50 with 2 saves. St. Louis City SC has accumulated 6 goals and their xG on the campaign is sitting at 3.5.

The guy defending the goal for Portland is David Bingham. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.33 (12 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of .538. Bingham (3-2-4 mark during his career) has accounted for 2 shutouts, which leaves him with a 22.2% clean sheet percentage. Bingham has defended the goal for 810 minutes and has 14 saves during his soccer career. The goalie born in the United States has had 26 shots attempted at him in 9 career starting assignments.

Roman Burki is expected to look after the goal for St. Louis. Thus far in his career, Burki has given up 416 goals and has racked up 950 stops in 322 starts. He has given up 1.29 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 161-74-88. He has earned a save percentage of .697 and his shutout rate sits at 31.4%. Burki has 101 clean sheets while seeing 1,363 shots against him in 29,028 minutes throughout his career.

Santiago Moreno is a man who can be a difference maker for Portland. The forward from Colombia has recorded 13 goals in 5,001 professional minutes. Moreno has been given a starting assignment in 56 games in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.23 G/90. He has totaled 14 assists while accumulating 6 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

St. Louis features Klauss, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward representing Brazil has accumulated 7,886 minutes while he has scored 46 goals. He is currently averaging 0.53 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 85 contests in his pro soccer career. He has 6 yellow card cautions in his career and has helped on a goal 8 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland (+107)

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