Saint Louis City vs New York City FC Prediction: Goalscoring is a problem for both clubs.

Saint Louis City and New York City head into week 2 of the MLS season with a goal to get the first win. Neither side was able to get the winning start in week 1 and there will be lots of effort for this game.

Saint Louis City played a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake in game 1 and then went on to lose against Houston Dynamo in the CONCACAF Champions League. And New York City lost against Charlotte FC away from home in the opening game.

There's a lot of expectation on both teams to turn their fortunes around and even more so for St. Louis City who have not only had a slow start to the campaign but have been kicked off the CONCACAF Champions League in round 1.

St. Louis City

Saint Louis City SC have proven they might not be the same team they were at the beginning of last season. Although it's too early to conclude, a draw and a defeat at the beginning of the season is surely not a good sign.

Saint Louis City were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Salt Lake at the Citypark. It was barely the result anyone expected. Both clubs left it late to score as Cristian Arango's opener in the 74th minute was equalized by Samuel Adeniran 5 minutes after. The stats from the game seemed to favor Saint Louis City in some areas. For instance, they were poor in possession (40%), but registered more shots on target (5). They also had 2 big chances and 2 counter attacks.

Saint Louis City coach Bradley Carnell deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation in the game against Real Salt Lake. The team failed to make most of the possession especially in attack and that's something they will definitely need to work on. Aziel Jakson looked poor in the middle of the park and was replaced by Jakob Nerwinski. Samuel Adeniran also came into the game for Joao Klauss and got the goal to draw the team level. 

New York City FC

New York City FC lost the opening game against Charlotte FC. Adilson Malanda scored in just 8 minutes and New York City FC failed to score the equalizer before the end of the game. One can say that New York's current fortunes had been written in the stars because of their poor preseason run. 

Statistically New York City were not far behind but they didn't do enough to win. They had 62% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created just 1 big chance and played 1 counter attack throughout the game. 

Nicholas Cushing played a 4-2-3-1 formation in the game against Charlotte FC. New York City were exposed at certain points during the game and Matthew Freese was forced to make vital saves to keep New York City in the game.

There's an indication that Nicholas Cushing might be sticking to the 4-2-3-1 once again in the coming game. Monsef Bakrar looks like the lone striker once again for this clash and that might be a struggle once again to score goals. 

Head to Head

According to the h2h, Saint Louis City and New York City played only 1 game against each other. The game ended in a 3-3 draw. 

Analysis and Predictions

Serious questions need to be asked about Saint Louis City this season if they lose this game. They have had a very slow start to the season but they are expected to pick up pace as soon as possible.

New York City is likely going to be fine with another draw in this game especially considering the fact that they are playing away from home.

There will be much attention on the goal scoring ability of both sides. Both sets of attackers are yet to put in a good performance, so there should be a limited amount of goals in this one.

• Saint Louis Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Saint Louis to Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Saint Louis to Win 1-0 at 9.00 Odds