St. Louis City vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
St. Louis City vs San Diego FC — MLS at Citypark.
- St. Louis City 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
- San Diego FC 34 games · 38 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | San Diego FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 04 May | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 27 Apr | Los Angeles FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Apr | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | St. Louis City | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 May | FC Dallas | H | 5–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Real Salt Lake | H | 1–3 | L |
| 19 Apr | Charlotte FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Apr | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 06 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| St. Louis City | San Diego FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #28 |
| 54 | Points | 38 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 15 / 9 / 10 | W / D / L | 9 / 11 / 14 |
| 59 | Scored | 57 |
| 48 | Conceded | 63 |
| +11 | GD | -6 |
| 1.59 | PPG | 1.12 |
| 44% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
24%
Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
San Diego FC this season
St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). San Diego FC are 28th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
St. Louis City
0-15
9/3
16-30
8/2
31-45
11/8
46-60
10/9
61-75
6/7
76+
10/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Diego FC
0-15
7/10
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/12
46-60
7/5
61-75
7/8
76+
10/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
St. Louis City
| Rafael Navarro | 18 G | 6 A |
| Simon Becher | 9 G | 4 A |
| Marcel Hartel | 6 G | 3 A |
San Diego FC
| Anders Dreyer | 14 G | 12 A |
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 12 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Citypark that hosts another battle between St. Louis City and San Diego FC.
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' St. Louis City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Diego FC's shape.
- 15' Jeppe Tverskov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Diego FC tonight.
- 20' St. Louis City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Diego FC backline.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Diego FC that had 68 games and scored 110 goals.
- 30' St. Louis City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 35' San Diego FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 39' San Diego FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' A quiet spell here at Citypark. San Diego FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 49' Luca de la Torre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Tomas Ostrak. He receives a card.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Milan Iloski. He replaces Onni Valakari on 67 minute.
- 72' Xande Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Ostrak at the 72 minute mark.
- 73' Simon Becher gets the nod from St. Louis City. He replaces Klauss and will look to change the dynamic.
- 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
- 79' Goal! Milan Iloski scores his 28 goal in 300 matches.
- 80' Time for substitution for San Diego FC. Willy Kumado is replaced by Oscar Verhoeven.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Celio Pompeu. He replaces Timo Baumgartl on 84 minute.
- 87' GOAL! Anders Dreyer scores on 87.
- 90' Poor challenge from Oscar Verhoeven. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- It finishes all square. St. Louis City and San Diego FC share the spoils 1-2.
Lineups
St. Louis City Lineups
Starting XI
-
32
Timo Baumgartl ↓ Celio Pompeu 84'
- 36
- 38
- 17
-
9
Klauss ↓ Simon Becher 73'
-
7
Tomas Ostrak ↓ Xande Silva 72'
- 22
- 15
- 20
- 39
- 6
Bench
-
45
Xande Silva ↑ 72'
-
11
Simon Becher ↑ 73'
- 3
-
12
Celio Pompeu ↑ 84'
-
99
Jayden Reid ↑ 73'
- 31
- 59
- 71
Coach
Olof Mellberg
San Diego FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 14
- 17
- 20
- 10
-
8
Onni Valakari ↓ Milan Iloski 67'
- 97
- 1
-
2
Willy Kumado ↓ Oscar Verhoeven 80'
- 6
- 27
Bench
- 13
-
32
Milan Iloski ↑ 67'
- 24
- 22
- 70
- 5
- 9
-
33
Oscar Verhoeven ↑ 80'
- 29
Coach
Jason Grubb
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Anders Dreyer | 2 |
| Kyle Hiebert | 1 |
| Milan Iloski | 1 |
St. Louis City Form
2025-05-11
St. Louis City
1–2
San Diego FC
L
2025-05-04
Seattle Sounders FC
4–1
St. Louis City
L
2025-04-27
Los Angeles FC
2–2
St. Louis City
D
2025-04-20
St. Louis City
0–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
2025-04-13
St. Louis City
1–2
Columbus Crew SC
L
2025-04-06
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
St. Louis City
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69
St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35
San Diego FC xG
I would bet for:
St. Louis City or San Diego FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: San Diego FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
St. Louis City or Draw
68%
Draw or San Diego FC
59%
St. Louis City or San Diego FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — St. Louis City
| Handicap | St. Louis City covers | Push | San Diego FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.