Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#19 Position #21
44 Points 41
26 Played 28
12 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
45 Scored 43
36 Conceded 30
+9 GD +13
1.69 PPG 1.46
46% Win % 39%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ 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
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Louis City and Los Angeles FC get this one started.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Louis City and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesus Murillo made 293 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Louis City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Akil Watts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Louis City so far.
  • 40' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Louis City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Sergi Palencia.
  • 58' Jake Nerwinski is replacing Njabulo Blom for the St. Louis City side.
  • 59' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Aziel Jackson is withdrawn and Nicholas Gioacchini gets his opportunity.
  • 60' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Vela is hanging Mario Gonzalez on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 66 minute. Timothy Tillman leaves to be changed by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 71' It looks surprising St. Louis City does not make any changes. Denil Maldonado has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' The whistle greets Samuel Adeniran as he departs to be replaced by Nokkvi THorisson.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' Kellyn Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 87' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Indiana Vassilev is replaced by Tomas Ostrak on 87 minute.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a card for Anthony Markanich.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Sergi Palencia as he leaves the pitch. Denil Maldonado steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • 90' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Tomas Ostrak gets a card.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Nathan Ordaz 1
Cedric Teuchert 1
Carlos Vela 1
Jose Cifuentes 1
Stipe Biuk 1
David Martinez 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
0.96 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + St. Louis City or Los Angeles FC 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Louis City35% Draw32% Los Angeles FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
67%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
65%
St. Louis City or Los Angeles FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City21% Draw55% Los Angeles FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 3
2.4%
0 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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