St. Louis CITY SC @ Portland Timbers
SLCSAwaySt. Louis CITY SC32%
@PTHomePortland Timbers42%
Model PickPortland Timbers 42%Market edge — disclosed after closing odds are collectedEvidence 12 structured · 1 qualitative
AI Summary grounded in real data · zero hallucination
We favor a Portland Timbers victory, driven primarily by their Home Advantage and superior Season Form (record). However, concerns regarding their Defense (goals against/game) limit our confidence, and our model does not consistently outperform the market over the long term.
Logistic-regression statistical model — predicts St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers by accumulating the log-odds contributions of 12 proven structured metrics. Only structured metrics enter the probability; qualitative and folklore factors get a label only. Predictions are sealed with SHA-256 before the game.
Model factor contribution How the 42% home win was derived
Home Advantage+3.7
Season Form (record)+3.1
Attack (goals/game)+2.1
Defense (goals against/game)-3.2
Shots on Target %+0.4
Baseline 50% → final home win56.1%
※ This is the head-to-head home-win probability (home vs away). After carving out the 26% draw share, the 3-way home probability shown above is 42%.
Each factor's log-odds contribution accumulated · only structured metrics reflected (qualitative/folklore excluded) · each %p converts log-odds to probability, so it's non-linear — a simple sum may not exactly equal (final − baseline)
Structured metric analysis 12 metrics · fully disclosed
| Metric | Analysis (home vs away) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Home Advantage | Portland Timbers at home — MLS home-field edge applied | ESPN MLS |
| Season Form (record) | Home Portland Timbers 9-4-10 vs Away St. Louis CITY SC 10-7-6 | ESPN MLS |
| Home/Away Split | Home team's home record ? · away team's away record ? | ESPN MLS |
| Recent Form | Home WLDWL vs Away WDWDW (recent results) | ESPN MLS |
| Attack (goals/game) | Home 1.91 vs Away 1.57 — goals per game | ESPN MLS |
| Defense (goals against/game) | Home 1.87 vs Away 1.35 — goals conceded per game (lower is better) | ESPN MLS |
| Shots on Target % | Home 35.81% vs Away 33.33% — share of total shots on target (shot quality) | ESPN MLS |
| Finishing (conversion rate) | Home 17% vs Away 13.5% — shot-to-goal conversion (finishing efficiency) | ESPN MLS |
| Possession % | Home 50.24% vs Away 51.53% — ball control (game-control style) | ESPN MLS |
| Pass Accuracy % | Home 86.79% vs Away 85.44% — build-up stability | ESPN MLS |
| Tackle Success % | Home 62.13% vs Away 66.11% — pressing-defense efficiency | ESPN MLS |
| xG (Expected Goals) | Not available on ESPN's free tier — will be added when a paid xG source is connected. Currently proxied by shots on target and conversion rate | ESPN MLS |
Qualitative & folklore factors 1 factors · fully disclosed
Qualitative · Surging Momentum for St. Louis
St. Louis CITY SC enters the matchup with high momentum after securing a dominant 3-1 away victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Basis: LLM · news · surging St. Louis City nets 3-1 win
12 source headlines (auto-collected · basis disclosed)
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- Whitecaps suffer rare setback at home, fall to surging St. Louis City
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St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers — who's more likely to win?
SealedSlate's logistic-regression statistical model gives Portland Timbers a 42% chance to win (Home 42% · Draw 26% · Away 32%). MLS · 2026-09-10 11:30 KST.
How was the 56.1% home-win probability calculated?
Starting from a 50% baseline, we additively accumulate the log-odds contributions of 12 proven structured statistical metrics to reach the final 56.1%. Each factor's %p contribution is fully disclosed on the page; qualitative and folklore factors are not reflected in the probability.
Can this prediction be altered later?
No. Every prediction is sealed with a SHA-256 hash before the game starts and permanently recorded in the track record, making after-the-fact changes impossible. SealedSlate runs a transparent ledger that never inflates the hit rate and leaves missed predictions exactly as they were.
We don't compete on hit rate — every factor is fully disclosed and labeled. Only 📊 structured stats feed the probability (each factor's contribution shown in %p); ⚔️🔮 are context to weigh. Predictions are locked and sealed before the game — verify the hits directly on the track record.