The wait is almost over for the MLS action happening on Sunday as Real Salt Lake take on St. Louis City.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City game - along with the latest match odds.
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Real Salt Lake
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Real Salt Lake will play in this game following on from a 1-1 MLS draw against Sporting Kansas City.
In that game, Real Salt Lake managed 54% possession and 20 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Real Salt Lake was Johnny Russell (45'). Sporting Kansas City got 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Erik Thommy (59') was the scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Real Salt Lake have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Real Salt Lake have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals in the process. It will be interesting to see if that trend will be sustained here.
St. Louis City
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Since a losing effort in their last game against Houston Dynamo in MLS competition, St. Louis City and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, St. Louis City managed 52% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Houston Dynamo had 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Ezequiel Ponce (66') was the scorer for Houston Dynamo.
The stats don’t lie, and St. Louis City have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals in all. In defence, St. Louis City seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.
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Head to head
The previous league game between these sides was MLS match day 9 on 31/03/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Real Salt Lake 3-1 St. Louis City.
On that day, Real Salt Lake had 57% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Cristián Arango (70', 84', 91').
St. Louis City got 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Indiana Vassilev (3') was the scorer.
The referee was Drew Fischer.
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Team News: Real Salt Lake
Matthew Bell (Muscle injury), Emeka Eneli (Foot injury), Javain Brown (unknown injury) and Zac MacMath (Back problems) will not be taking part for Real Salt Lake manager Pablo Mastroeni.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that St. Louis City will likely create enough chances to find the back of the net against this Real Salt Lake lineup, but that possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake at the end of the 90 minutes. Expecting it to be very competitive.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the 90 minute result market, backing Real Salt Lake can be had for 1.75, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.9 & selecting the winner to be St. Louis City can get you 4.33. They are the best market prices available at the current time.
Renata Leite,
01:01 03/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Real Salt Lake
Formed: 2004
Stadium: America First Field (20,213)
Captain: Emeka Eneli
Chairman: John Kimball
Manager: Pablo Mastroeni
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)