St. Louis City welcome Austin FC to Energizer Park in Missouri for a Major League Soccer matchday 15 clash on Saturday. Both teams have been struggling this season, and will be determined to win this encounter.
On Wednesday, St. Louis beat Houston Dynamo in a penalty shootout (4-2) after a goalless draw in normal time of the US Open Cup quarterfinal.
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In their most recent MLS match on Sunday, May 17, St. Louis held DC United to a 1-1 draw at Audi Field. Chris Durkin broke the deadlock for St. Louis in the 49th minute, but DC United fought back and scored a late equalizer through Joao Peglow in the 89th minute.
That result left them 14th (second last) in the Western Conference standings with 13 points from 13 games.
Meanwhile, Austin FC lost 2-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City on Sunday. They took the lead on the stroke of halftime thanks to Mikkel Desler, but two late goals from Manu Garcia and Stephen Afrifa allowed them to secure the victory.
Los Verdes are struggling in 13th place in the MLS Western Conference standings with 14 points from 14 games.
St. Louis City vs Austin FC head-to-head stats and key numbers
- In seven previous matches between these two sides, St. Louis have won four times and Austin have been victorious twice. They have only recorded one drawn game.
- These sides have already faced each other this season, on matchday 11, when Austin beat City 2-0 at Q2 Stadium thanks to goals from Christian Ramirez and Daniel Pereira.
- City have scored 13 goals and conceded 20 in 13 MLS games so far this season.
- Austin have scored 19 goals and shipped 28 in 14 MLS games this campaign.
St. Louis City vs Austin FC prediction
This should be a fairly open and entertaining game, with City likely to press high and attempt to score through counterattacks at speed, while Los Verdes will aim to take advantage of the space their opponents leave behind as they aggressively push forward.
In the battle of the bottom dwellers, neither team have looked strong defensively, so we expect more than 2.5 goals in this match. St. Louis City have the home advantage, and they should make use of it to secure a narrow win.
Prediction: St. Louis City 2-1 Austin FC
St. Louis City vs Austin FC betting tips
Tip 1: St. Louis City to win
Tip 2: Both teams to score
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli