Portland Timbers host Saint Louis City SC in Western Conference action

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Saint Louis City SC (10-6-7, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (9-10-4, eighth in the Western Conference)Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDTLINE: Portland +118, Saint Louis +186, Draw +279; over/under is 3.5 goalsBOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers host Saint Louis City SC in conference action.The Timbers are 8-8-3 in Western Conference games. The Timbers have a 30-5-10 record in games they record a pair of goals.Saint Louis is 9-6-4 in Western Conference games. Saint Louis ranks sixth in the Western Conference giving up just 31 goals.The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Kristoffer Velde has six goals and five assists for the Timbers. Kevin Kelsy has four goals over the past 10 games.Simon Becher has seven goals and four assists for Saint Louis. Daniel Edelman has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 20-5-5, averaging 6.9 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.Saint Louis: 25-0-5, averaging 6.9 goals, 18.6 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Alexander Aravena (injured), Brandon Bye (injured).Saint Louis: Celio Pompeu (injured), Kyle Hiebert (injured).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.