July 5, 2025; Sandy, Utah, USA; St. Louis City SC defender Joseph Zalinsky (71) controls the ball against Real Salt Lake in the first field of the US. Compulsory Credit: Jamie Sabou-Imagon Picture St. Louis City has won a match in MLS Play from 15 March and is currently ranked 14th in the Western Conference.
They are out of 11 points from the last playoff location, nothing suggests they have another gear that has to make a postseen charge.
But interim coach David Crichle is eager to see what his team can do in a rematch against Portland Timbers on Sunday night.
When the teams last met in Portland on 8 June, St. Louis (3–12–6, 15 points) took a 1-0 lead before the Portland was parked in the 55th minute, then won with David Ayala Gol in the first minute of the second-half stops time.
“It was one of the better performances for me and it was unfortunate that we did not have the result,” Kichle said. “We are back to our fans and are combined with truly good weeks of training, I am excited to see what we can do.”
Crichale’s mood was bright this week with a possible return from midfielder Eduard Lowen’s Hamstring injury, excluding him from May 31. Lauven has also spent time from the team to live with his wife as he fights stage 4 brain cancer.
Portland (9-5-6, 33 points) enters the fourth in the west and is away from domestic win 2–1 on 5 July in New England. All-star midfielder David Dr. Costa scored a winning goal in the 72nd minute, leaving Timbers back to Timbers to lose 3–0 in his last match in Toronto.
This influence was coach, coach Phil Neville wanted to see the most paid player of the team, Da Costa, who has done everything except the score goals. He has contributed 14 assistance but his game was only his third target.
Neville said, “We talked to him in midweck, how to win the game of football.” “This is pressure. That’s why we bring you in.”
Portland is the owner of a 2–1-2 lead in the all-time chain with St. Louis, leaving 1–0-1 at home.
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