MATCH PREVIEW

St. Louis City’s home record meets San Diego’s away test in MLS

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St. Louis City’s strong home record faces San Diego’s three-match winning sequence, with both teams also carrying listed absences into a meeting shaped by a 16-point Western Conference gap.

Before kickoff

Can St. Louis City’s home record outweigh San Diego’s recent run? The evidence is mixed: St. Louis City are 9W-4D-3L at home this season, while San Diego have won 2, drawn 6 and lost 8 away. San Diego, however, arrive with three straight wins in their most recent three matches, while St. Louis City’s latest three are a draw followed by two losses.

Home edge meets contrasting form

St. Louis City have scored 36 goals and conceded 22 in home games, with three home clean sheets. San Diego have scored 19 and conceded 33 away, recording two away clean sheets. That contrast makes the hosts’ home performance the clearest test of whether the visitors’ recent sequence can carry into this fixture.

Absences add a team-news question

St. Louis City list R. Burki as missing the fixture with concussion, alongside Celio Pompeu with a knee injury and A. Matan with a leg injury. San Diego list E. Achouri as missing the fixture with a lower-body injury. No replacements are established by the supplied information.

Provisional Western Conference context

Before kickoff, St. Louis City are third in the Western Conference with 51 points from 32 games, while San Diego are 13th with 35 points from 32 games. The gap is 16 points. Vancouver Whitecaps lead with 58 points, leaving St. Louis City seven points behind and San Diego 23 points behind.

At kickoff, can St. Louis City’s home attack turn its 36-goal season total into sustained pressure against a San Diego defence that has conceded 33 away goals?

Explore match and season data

Sat, Oct 31

Citypark

St. Louis City

3rd in league

14W - 9D - 9L

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LLLDW

San Diego

13th in league

8W - 11D - 13L

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LDDDL

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Goals/Game

1.8

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Conceded/Game

1.5

1.9

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

3rd51 pts

Matchday32

13th35 pts


1	Vancouver Whitecaps	WLWDD	32	17	7	8	67	33	58
2	FC Dallas	LWDWL	32	15	9	8	58	49	54
3	St. Louis City	LLLDW	32	14	9	9	58	47	51
4	Houston Dynamo	WDDDD	32	14	9	9	42	39	51
5	San Jose Earthquakes	DLDDD	32	13	10	9	54	47	49
6	Los Angeles FC	DDWDL	32	12	11	9	50	35	47
7	Colorado Rapids	DWDDD	32	12	7	13	44	43	43
8	Seattle Sounders	LDDLW	32	11	10	11	41	40	43
9	Real Salt Lake	WWWDL	32	12	6	14	50	49	42
10	Los Angeles Galaxy	DDWLW	32	10	11	11	45	54	41
11	Portland Timbers	WWDLD	32	11	7	14	57	60	40
12	Minnesota United FC	WDWDD	32	9	11	12	50	56	38
13	San Diego	LDDDL	32	8	11	13	56	62	35
14	Austin	LWLLL	32	8	10	14	41	59	34
15	Sporting Kansas City	LLLLD	32	6	4	22	38	80	22
1	Nashville SC	DWDWW	32	21	8	3	66	23	71
2	New England Revolution	WWWWL	32	18	4	10	54	44	58
3	Inter Miami	DLWWW	32	15	11	6	75	55	56
4	Chicago Fire	DWLLW	32	15	7	10	57	48	52
5	Charlotte	WLDLW	32	14	8	10	59	48	50
6	Philadelphia Union	DLDWW	32	13	8	11	62	50	47
7	Orlando City SC	DDWDW	32	12	7	13	62	74	43
8	FC Cincinnati	DWWLL	32	11	10	11	66	73	43
9	Columbus Crew	WWWWL	32	12	5	15	52	49	41
10	New York Red Bulls	LWLLW	32	11	6	15	43	59	39
11	Toronto FC	WLWDW	32	9	12	11	50	60	39
12	New York City FC	WDDLL	32	9	11	12	47	44	38
13	DC United	LLLLW	32	7	12	13	39	57	33
14	Atlanta United FC	LLLWL	32	8	6	18	40	56	30
15	CF Montreal	LLDLL	32	6	7	19	36	66	25