Wednesday , 21 October 2026

St. Louis City vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
6 – 3
Full Time
Austin FC
Mon 21 Aug 2023 · 01:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Tim Parker 22' 1–0
Nicholas Gioacchini 45+2' 2–0
Nicholas Gioacchini 50' 3–0
3–1 61' Sebastian Driussi pen
Samuel Adeniran 72' 4–1
4–2 87' Will Bruin
Tomas Ostrak 88' 5–2
5–3 90+1' Emiliano Rigoni
Samuel Adeniran 90+5' 6–3
Njabulo Blom 17' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Austin FC — MLS at Citypark.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 30 67
2 Internacional CF Miami 30 55
3 New England Revolution 30 52
4 Chicago Fire FC 30 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 46
7 Orlando City SC 30 41
8 Toronto FC 30 36
9 FC Cincinnati 29 36
10 New York Red Bulls 30 36
11 Columbus Crew SC 30 35
12 New York City FC 30 34
13 D.C. United SC 29 33
14 Atlanta United FC 30 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 30 25
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 55
17 St. Louis City 30 51
18 FC Dallas 30 51
19 San Jose Earthquakes 30 48
20 Houston Dynamo 30 47
21 Los Angeles FC 31 46
22 Seattle Sounders FC 30 42
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 31 40
24 Colorado Rapids SC 30 39
25 Real Salt Lake 30 36
26 San Diego FC 30 34
27 Portland Timbers 30 34
28 Minnesota United FC 30 34
29 Austin FC 30 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 30 22

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 3.6 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC 2023-02-26 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Austin FC H 6–3 W
16 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
13 Jul Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
08 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W
02 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
25 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug St. Louis City A 3–6 L
16 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
13 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
09 Jul Minnesota United FC A 4–1 W
01 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
25 Jun Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City Austin FC
#17 Position #29
51 Points 31
30 Played 30
14 / 9 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 13
56 Scored 38
41 Conceded 56
+15 GD -18
1.70 PPG 1.03
47% Win % 23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
20% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

St. Louis City are 17th (51 pts). Austin FC are 29th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/4
46-60
9/6
61-75
6/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/4
46-60
3/8
61-75
4/7
76+
13/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 17 G 6 A
Simon Becher 9 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Louis City launch into their encounter with Austin FC.
  • 5' Rasmus Alm has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' Njabulo Blom picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Tim Parker makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and St. Louis City are in front.
  • 27' St. Louis City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austin FC backline.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Ireland international Jon Gallagher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Kyle Hiebert has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 129 appearances.
  • 45' Maxi Urruti makes way for Will Bruin at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 47' A goal from the USA international Nicholas Gioacchini! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
  • 50' Goal! Nicholas Gioacchini scores his 19 goal in 399 matches.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Hedges is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Austin FC.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Ethan Finlay as he leaves the pitch. Emiliano Rigoni steps in for Austin FC.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Sebastian Driussi makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' St. Louis City are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Alexander Ring comes on to replace Matt Hedges.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Samuel Adeniran — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' Njabulo Blom has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Jhojan Valencia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Owen Wolff on 80 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Jared Stroud as he departs to be replaced by Celio Pompeu.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 129 games and scored 202 goals.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Will Bruin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Akil Watts is withdrawn and Joakim Nilsson gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Tomas Ostrak has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 6-3.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 2
Samuel Adeniran 2
Tim Parker 2
Marcel Hartel 2
Myrto Uzuni 2
Nicholas Gioacchini 2
Matt Hedges 1
Tomas Ostrak 1

Head to Head

2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC 2023-02-26 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC W 2023-07-16 St. Louis City 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-07-13 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City L 2023-07-08 Toronto FC 0–1 St. Louis City W 2023-07-02 St. Louis City 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-06-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City W

Austin FC Form

2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC L 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC L 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC W 2023-07-01 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Austin FC D 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.25 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City66% Draw17% Austin FC17%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
83%
Draw or Austin FC
34%
St. Louis City or Austin FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City53% Draw31% Austin FC16%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–3 not predicted
6 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.5%
5 – 1
3.7%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 18% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 18% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.