Velde leads Portland Timbers to 3-2 win over St. Louis City

Portland Timbers beat hosts St. Louis City 3-2 in a match played as part of matchday 32 of MLS, on 29 October 2026 Saudi time.

Kristoffer Velde opened the scoring for Portland Timbers in the 42nd minute, before David Pereira da Costa added the second goal in the 45+3rd minute, ending the first half with the team two goals ahead. At the start of the second half, Velde extended his team's lead with his second goal and the team's third in the 48th minute.

Daniel Ethan Edelman narrowed the gap for St. Louis City in the 58th minute, and the home side tried to get back into the match, but Rafael Navarro did not score St. Louis City's second goal until the 90+1st minute, which came too late to salvage any point. In stoppage time, Kamal Anthony Miller was sent off for Portland Timbers in the 90+6th minute.

Kristoffer Velde was named man of the match after scoring two goals in 83 minutes played, earning a rating of 9.1.

In terms of statistics, St. Louis City dominated possession 61 to 39 for Portland Timbers, recording 13 shots against 12 for their visitors, while shots on target were level at 6 for each team. St. Louis City had the upper hand in expected goals with 2.07 compared to 0.89 for Portland Timbers, while Portland Timbers received 3 yellow cards and one red card compared to St. Louis City receiving no cards at all.

With this result, St. Louis City raised their tally to 51 points from 32 matches to sit third in the Western Conference, having achieved 14 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses with a goal difference of 58 to 47. Meanwhile, Portland Timbers' tally stood at 40 points from 32 matches in 11th place in the Western Conference, with 11 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses and a goal difference of 57 to 60.