Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Louis City vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
0 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Sergi Palencia
Y 84' Kellyn Acosta
Anthony Markanich 89' Y
Tomas Ostrak 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Citypark.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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2
5
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2023-07-13 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Los Angeles FC H 0–0 D
17 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
11 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
03 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
31 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
26 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep St. Louis City A 0–0 D
17 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
10 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
04 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–3 L
26 Aug Charlotte FC A 1–2 L
24 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

St. Louis City Los Angeles FC
#27 Position #20
16 Points 24
14 Played 15
4 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
16 Scored 24
20 Conceded 17
-4 GD +7
1.14 PPG 1.60
29% Win % 47%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against St. Louis City and Los Angeles FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Louis City in their 4-3-1-2 trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC have won 571 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 116 games and scored 171 goals.
  • 50' St. Louis City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sergi Palencia on 53 minutes.
  • 58' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Njabulo Blom exits the field as Jake Nerwinski enters on 58.
  • 59' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Aziel Jackson is withdrawn and Nicholas Gioacchini gets his opportunity.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Mario Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Vela steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • 65' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Timothy Tillman departs to be replaced by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Samuel Adeniran as he leaves the pitch. Nokkvi THorisson steps in for St. Louis City.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mateusz Bogusz made 358 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Kellyn Acosta gets a card.
  • 87' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Indiana Vassilev by Tomas Ostrak on 87 minute.
  • 89' St. Louis City receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 89' Denil Maldonado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergi Palencia at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' That is a card for St. Louis City. Tomas Ostrak will be fuming at that decision.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 6
Heung-min Son 2
Rafael Santos 1
Tomas Totland 1
Nathan Ordaz 1
Cedric Teuchert 1
Carlos Vela 1
Jose Cifuentes 1

Head to Head

2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2023-07-13 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-09-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City L 2023-08-31 St. Louis City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City L

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-09-04 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-08-26 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.75 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Los Angeles FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City30% Draw33% Los Angeles FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
63%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
70%
St. Louis City or Los Angeles FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City16% Draw57% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
16%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
4.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 24% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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