Saint Louis City vs Austin FC Prediction: A free scoring game

Saint Louis City and Austin FC are both back playing the MLS league after their rather disappointing experience in the Leagues Cup tournament. Saint Louis City suffered 2 straight defeats in the tournament against Columbus Crew and America. While Austin lost both games against Mazatlan and Juarez.

They will face each other for the second time this season as Saint Louis City won the first game 3-2 back in February. They both play in the Western Conference and they are separated by 9 points. Saint Louis City are top of the Western Conference with 41 points from 23 matches. They won 13 matches, drew 2 and lost 8. And Austin FC are in 5th spot with 32 points from 23 matches, they had 9 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats in the league.

Saint Louis City have been in poor form lately and their time at the Leagues Cup was extremely disappointing. They lost both games in the competition, losing 2-1 against Columbus Crew and then 4-0 against America. In their last 5 matches in all competitions, they had 2 wins and 3 defeats.

Saint Louis City played their last league game against Inter Miami CF at home and they won 3-0. Samuel Adeniran opened the scoring in the 28th minute and Tim Parker doubled their lead in the 40th minute. Finally Eduard Lowen scored the 3rd goal in the 80th minute to seal the 3-0 win at full time. Saint Louis City however were very poor in possession in that game, as they had only 37%. And they registered 11 shots on target and 8 corner kicks.

Saint Louis City will be eager to get the Leagues Cup disappointments off their minds and get back to winning ways at home. They have won back-to-back games in the MLS at home, against Colorado Rapids and Inter Miami. But in their last 5 home games in the MLS, they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. But their 4-0 defeat to America at home in the Leagues Cup will be worrying for this team.

Austin FC recorded a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City just before the Leagues Cup started but that did not help them in the tournament as they lost both games against Mazatlan (3-1) and Juarez (3-1). Their last 5 games in all competitions ended in 2 wins and 3 defeats.

Austin FC also left with an average record in the MLS, as they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 MLS games. They beat the Houston Dynamo, Minnesota United and Sporting Kansas City. Then they lost against Vancouver Whitecaps and played a draw with Inter Miami CF.

Austin FC's away record is also quite worrying as they had 3 defeats, 1 win and 1 draw in their last 5 away games. They lost games against Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps, won against Minnesota United and played a draw against Inter Miami CF. Their most recent away game is the 2-1 defeat to The Whitecaps. Pedro Vite put the Whitecaps into the lead in the 1st minute and Austin could only pull level in the 47th minute through Rodney Rodes. But The Whitecaps restored their lead in the 72nd minute through Sergio Cordova and then they went on to seal the win. Austin FC ended the game with more possession (54%), but they registered fewer shots on target (2) and corner kicks (3).

Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City have only played once in their entire history and Saint Louis City won that game by 3-2.

Analysis of Saint Louis City shows they have scored 43 goals and conceded 27 goals in 23 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.9 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 14%. They take an average of 13.8 shots per game and 5.1 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 5.0 corners per game and retained 43.5% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game and currently have 7 clean sheets.

Analysis of Austin FC shows they have scored 32 goals and conceded 32 goals in 23 matches this season. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 12%. They take an average of 12.0 shots per game and 4.1 of those were on target. They also managed an average of 5.3 corners per game and retained 51.7% possession. They have conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and currently have 5 clean sheets.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.77 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.67 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 8.50 Odds