St. Louis City vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Louis City vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Citypark.
- St. Louis City 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | Los Angeles FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 12 May | Chicago Fire FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 05 May | Houston Dynamo | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 3–3 | D |
| 14 Apr | Austin FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Apr | FC Dallas | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | St. Louis City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 12 May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Portland Timbers | H | 3–2 | W |
| 21 Apr | New York Red Bulls | H | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Apr | Portland Timbers | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| St. Louis City | Los Angeles FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #22 | Position | #17 |
| 26 | Points | 34 |
| 18 | Played | 19 |
| 7 / 5 / 6 | W / D / L | 10 / 4 / 5 |
| 24 | Scored | 35 |
| 24 | Conceded | 19 |
| +0 | GD | +16 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 1.79 |
| 39% | Win % | 53% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
55%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
St. Louis City
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/3
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
St. Louis City
| Marcel Hartel | 5 G | 3 A |
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 8 G | 2 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Citypark. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Louis City and Los Angeles FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' Indiana Vassilev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' Omar Campos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Markanich on 27.
- 32' Nokkvi THorisson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 37' St. Louis City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 42' The 31-year-old Denis Bouanga has been sensational this season — 10 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Timothy Tillman on 45.
- 46' St. Louis City ring the changes. Joakim Nilsson has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Hiebert to step up.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 58' St. Louis City player sees a card in front of him.
- 59' Denis Bouanga does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
- 63' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Samuel Adeniran comes on to replace Klauss.
- 64' Tomas Ostrak makes way for Njabulo Blom at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
- 69' Kei Kamara makes way for Ilie Sanchez at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
- 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 75' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Markanich is booked for St. Louis City — card on 75.
- 75' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Eduard Atuesta departs to be replaced by Erik Duenas.
- 79' Rasmus Alm makes way for Nokkvi THorisson at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
- 82' It’s a booking for St. Louis City player. Njabulo Blom gets a card.
- 84' Aziel Jackson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 86' It’s gonna be a card for Erik Duenas.
- 87' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Mateusz Bogusz is replaced by Maxime Chanot.
- 90' That is a card for St. Louis City. Indiana Vassilev will be fuming at that decision.
- The final score is 0-2.
Lineups
St. Louis City Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 26
- 8
-
9
Klauss ↓ Samuel Adeniran 63'
-
4
Joakim Nilsson ↓ Kyle Hiebert 46'
- 19
-
7
Tomas Ostrak ↓ Njabulo Blom 64'
- 13
-
21
Rasmus Alm ↓ Nokkvi THorisson 79'
-
12
Celio Pompeu ↓ Aziel Jackson 63'
- 14
Bench
- 44
-
16
Samuel Adeniran ↑ 63'
-
25
Aziel Jackson ↑ 63'
-
6
Njabulo Blom ↑ 64'
-
22
Kyle Hiebert ↑ 46'
- 20
- 39
-
29
Nokkvi THorisson ↑ 79'
- 85
Coach
Bradley Carnell
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 14
- 99
- 11
- 33
-
20
Eduard Atuesta ↓ Erik Duenas 75'
-
23
Kei Kamara ↓ Ilie Sanchez 69'
-
19
Mateusz Bogusz ↓ Maxime Chanot 87'
- 3
- 13
- 2
Bench
-
6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 69'
-
25
Maxime Chanot ↑ 87'
- 4
-
18
Erik Duenas ↑ 75'
- 27
- 22
- 21
- 91
Coach
Steven Cherundolo
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Denis Bouanga | 6 |
| Heung-min Son | 2 |
| Jose Cifuentes | 1 |
| Stipe Biuk | 1 |
| David Martinez | 1 |
| Rafael Santos | 1 |
| Tomas Totland | 1 |
| Nathan Ordaz | 1 |
Head to Head
St. Louis City Form
Los Angeles FC Form
2024-05-16
St. Louis City
0–2
Los Angeles FC
W
2024-05-12
Los Angeles FC
3–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2024-05-04
San Jose Earthquakes
3–1
Los Angeles FC
L
2024-04-28
Los Angeles FC
3–2
Portland Timbers
W
2024-04-21
Los Angeles FC
2–2
New York Red Bulls
D
2024-04-13
Portland Timbers
2–2
Los Angeles FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.88
St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49
Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
St. Louis City or Draw
54%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
75%
St. Louis City or Los Angeles FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.1%
Asian Handicap — St. Louis City
| Handicap | St. Louis City covers | Push | Los Angeles FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 14% | 79% |
| -0.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 24% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 15% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.