St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Citypark.
- St. Louis City 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Aug | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Jul | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–2 | W |
| 23 May | Austin FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 16 May | D.C. United SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Aug | St. Louis City | A | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Jul | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 23 May | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 May | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 14 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| St. Louis City | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #22 | Position | #21 |
| 26 | Points | 27 |
| 18 | Played | 17 |
| 7 / 5 / 6 | W / D / L | 8 / 3 / 6 |
| 24 | Scored | 29 |
| 24 | Conceded | 25 |
| +0 | GD | +4 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 1.59 |
| 39% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
86%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
St. Louis City
| Marcel Hartel | 5 G | 3 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
| Sergi Solans | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Louis City welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Citypark.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Louis City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 6' It’s gonna be a card for Zach Booth.
- 11' St. Louis City have won 179 goals from 120 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 16' St. Louis City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 21' St. Louis City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
- 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 28' The referee has no hesitation. Eduard Lowen is booked for St. Louis City — card on 28.
- 29' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Philip Quinton will be fuming at that decision.
- 34' St. Louis City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dante Polvara suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' The referee has no hesitation. DeAndre Yedlin is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 40.
- 43' That is a card for St. Louis City. Chris Durkin will be fuming at that decision.
- 45' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Griffin Dillon is replaced by Stijn Spierings.
- 46' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rodrigues Lineker is withdrawn and Saba Lobjanidze gets his opportunity.
- 51' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 1 goals.
- 56' St. Louis City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 60' Brilliant from the ! Sergi Solans makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 60.
- 65' Another change for St. Louis City made on 65 minute. Eduard Lowen leaves to be changed by Marcel Hartel.
- 70' St. Louis City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 73' A goal from the Germany international Marcel Hartel! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-1!
- 78' It’s high time Yoann Damet made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 79' Real Salt Lake make a change. Diego Luna trudges off to be replaced by Victor Olatunji on 79 minutes.
- 80' Controversy at the stadium! Sang-bin Jeong argues furiously but the card stands.
- 84' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Sang-bin Jeong by Tomas Ostrak on 84 minute.
- 89' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Sergi Solans has done his job and it is now time for Aiden Hezarkhani to step up.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
St. Louis City Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 32
-
10
Eduard Lowen ↓ Marcel Hartel 65'
-
8
Chris Durkin ↓ Alexandru Matan 65'
- 5
- 24
- 11
- 21
-
77
Sang-bin Jeong ↓ Tomas Ostrak 84'
- 14
- 6
Bench
-
17
Marcel Hartel ↑ 65'
-
23
Alexandru Matan ↑ 65'
- 20
-
7
Tomas Ostrak ↑ 84'
- 39
- 28
- 27
- 59
- 29
Coach
Yoann Damet
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 1
- 29
- 8
- 26
-
10
Diego Luna ↓ Victor Olatunji 79'
- 92
-
23
Zach Booth ↓ Dominik Marczuk 90'
- 27
-
22
Sergi Solans ↓ Aiden Hezarkhani 90'
- 70
Bench
- 98
- 31
-
6
Stijn Spierings ↑ 45'
-
17
Victor Olatunji ↑ 79'
- 4
- 21
-
11
Dominik Marczuk ↑ 90'
-
39
Aiden Hezarkhani ↑ 90'
-
12
Saba Lobjanidze ↑ 46'
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Cristian Arango | 4 |
| Joao Klauss | 2 |
| Victor Olatunji | 2 |
| Damir Kreilach | 2 |
| Klauss | 2 |
| Nicholas Gioacchini | 2 |
| Joshua Yaro | 2 |
| Rasmus Alm | 1 |
Head to Head
St. Louis City Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54
St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
St. Louis City or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
St. Louis City or Draw
69%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
58%
St. Louis City or Real Salt Lake
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — St. Louis City
| Handicap | St. Louis City covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 20% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 17% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

