Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Dallas
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Markanich 82' 1–0
Nokkvi THorisson 85' 2–0
2–1 90+5' Eugene Ansah
R 12' Maarten Paes
Jared Stroud 44' Y
Y 46' Jader Obrian
Y 60' Marco Farfan
Y 67' Illarramendi
Y 76' Facundo Quignon
Indiana Vassilev 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
4
3
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas 2023-06-08 FC Dallas 2–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
26 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
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
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug St. Louis City A 1–2 L
27 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
16 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
09 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
05 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–1 L
02 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City FC Dallas
#19 Position #17
44 Points 47
26 Played 27
12 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 6
45 Scored 50
36 Conceded 42
+9 GD +8
1.69 PPG 1.74
46% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 18 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 9 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Louis City to score. At the same time, FC Dallas does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 288 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 12' Controversy at the stadium! Maarten Paes argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 17' Spain international Illarramendi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jimmy Maurer is hanging Jesus Jimenez on the field on 18 minute.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Louis City in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Dallas's compact 4-4-2.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' Jesus Jimenez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' St. Louis City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Jared Stroud gets a card.
  • 46' A moment of madness from Jader Obrian on 46 minutes earns him a card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • 46' Indiana Vassilev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jared Stroud at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' St. Louis City have won 187 goals from 124 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Louis City and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Marco Farfan on 60 minutes earns him a card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
  • 61' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eugene Ansah is hanging Jader Obrian on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Illarramendi. He replaces Sebastian Lletget on 62 minute.
  • 67' Illarramendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Akil Watts as he leaves the pitch. Klauss steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 76' FC Dallas receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 80' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Aziel Jackson by Tomas Ostrak on 80 minute.
  • 82' What a moment for Anthony Markanich! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' Nokkvi THorisson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and St. Louis City are in front.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Indiana Vassilev is booked for St. Louis City — card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Louis City 2-1 FC Dallas.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

FC Dallas Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Petar Musa 3
Jesus Ferreira 2
Logan Farrington 1
Carlo Holse 1
Daniel Edelman 1
Simon Becher 1
Nkosi Burgess 1
Marco Farfan 1

Head to Head

2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas 2023-06-08 FC Dallas 2–0 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City L 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

FC Dallas Form

2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas L 2023-08-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-07-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-07-09 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas L 2023-07-05 FC Dallas 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-07-02 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.99 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City51% Draw23% FC Dallas26%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Dallas
49%
St. Louis City or FC Dallas
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City37% Draw41% FC Dallas22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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