FC Dallas vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs St. Louis City — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- St. Louis City 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jun | St. Louis City | H | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Jun | Nashville SC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jun | FC Dallas | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Jun | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 21 May | Sporting Kansas City | H | 4–0 | W |
| 13 May | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Apr | Portland Timbers | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Dallas | St. Louis City | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #18 |
| 58 | Points | 54 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 10 / 8 | W / D / L | 15 / 9 / 10 |
| 62 | Scored | 59 |
| 51 | Conceded | 48 |
| +11 | GD | +11 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 1.59 |
| 47% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
18%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
St. Louis City
| Rafael Navarro | 18 G | 6 A |
| Simon Becher | 9 G | 4 A |
| Marcel Hartel | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Toyota Stadium!
- 5' Indiana Vassilev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Paul Arriola has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
- 15' St. Louis City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 23' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Jimenez is hanging Paul Arriola on the field on 23 minute.
- 25' Poor challenge from Nicholas Gioacchini. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Dallas is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Tim Parker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Louis City tonight.
- 40' Celio Pompeu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Louis City so far.
- 45' A moment of madness from Tomas Ostrak on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Louis City will be frustrated.
- 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tim Parker.
- 51' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Sebastian Lletget is withdrawn and Edwin Cerrillo gets his opportunity.
- 56' It looks surprising St. Louis City does not make any changes. Sebastien Ibeagha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 66' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 67' Lucas Bartlett was booked on 67.
- 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 80' Goal! Jesus Ferreira scores his 64 goal in 299 matches.
- 85' FC Dallas are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Louis City backline.
- 88' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Nkosi Burgess comes on to replace Alan Velasco.
- 89' A stunning finish from Marco Farfan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Dallas take all three points.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
- 12
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↓ Alan Velasco 51'
- 10
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 25
- 8
- 3
- 2
Bench
- 1
- 22
-
6
Edwin Cerrillo ↑ 51'
- 29
-
20
Alan Velasco ↑ 51'
- 17
- 16
- 77
- 32
Coach
Nico Estevez
St. Louis City Lineups
4-1-2-1-2Starting XI
- 1
- 10
- 26
- 2
- 14
- 11
- 19
- 7
- 24
- 12
- 28
Bench
- 17
- 8
- 30
- 25
- 6
- 22
- 15
- 20
- 39
Coach
Bradley Carnell
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Petar Musa | 3 |
| Jesus Ferreira | 2 |
| Celio Pompeu | 1 |
| Timo Baumgartl | 1 |
| Eugene Ansah | 1 |
| Shaq Moore | 1 |
| Anthony Markanich | 1 |
| Sebastien Ibeagha | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
St. Louis City Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
St. Louis City xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Dallas win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
81%
Draw or St. Louis City
44%
FC Dallas or St. Louis City
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
2.8%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | St. Louis City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 24% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.