St. Louis CITY SC vs Houston Dynamo Prediction & Odds (MLS 2025)
CITY SC will look to break their bad run of form this weekend as they prepare to host Houston at Energizer Park. The match takes place on the 30 of August at 07:30 p.m. CT. CITY have been in deep form and have conceded a lot this season. Houston is a few places higher in the Western table but have a weak defence. Injuries, recent form and strength in set-pieces make this a finishing and concentration battle. The official fixture is listed by both St Louis and the league websites—local kickoff is 01:30 (Lagos) August 31.
Claim Welcome BonusSt. Louis City SC (form & Statistics)
St. Louis's season has not gone well so far. Their points per game is low, their goal difference is negative, and their defense is weak overall, allowing 1.74 goals per game. While they do perform a little better on their home ground, St. Louis is still vulnerable. As per FootyStats, St. Louis concedes the most goals in the second half of matches and has one of the lowest clean-sheet rates of about 19%. St. Louis is struggling to score because they average only about 1.15 goals per game, and João Klauss, who scored his ninth goal of the season in the last game, is the only real threat. Offensively, St. Louis is struggling as they average only ~1.15 goals per game; with João Klauss being the chief threat (9 goals this season). Tactically under David Critchley, the interim coach, the team attempts to press and plays through the midfield (Eduard Löwen a key creator), but turnovers on transitions have proved costly. In their most recent game on Aug 23, a 3–2 loss at Vancouver, they led twice but succumbed in the end. The biggest concern is still the defense, even though defensive set pieces can still be worrisome, as well as the reliance on Klauss to work centrally and the set pieces.
St. Louis City SC Lineup
🔁 Predicted Lineup: Roman Bürki; Conrad Wallem; Timo Baumgartl; Henry Kessler; Devin Padelford; Chris Durkin; Eduard Löwen; Sangbin Jeong; Marcel Hartel; Tomáš Ostrák; João Klauss.
🚑 Injuries/Suspension: Rasmus Alm, Cedric Teuchert.
👨✈️ Head Coach: David Critchley
Houston Dynamo ( form & statistics)
Despite Houston’s current position is above St. Louis City on the table, and they have greater attacking firepower (Ezequiel Ponce, Jack McGlynn, Artur), but the quality of their attacking play is inconsistent and they have become increasingly vulnerable to errors at both ends of the pitch. FootyStats indicates that Houston’s matches tend to go Over 2.5 a majority of the time (≈56%) and BTTS hovers around ≈59% — they score as often as they concede. The team under Ben Olsen typically lines up in a 4-4-2 / balanced midfield shape with swift wide transitions and set-piece dangers. Their last game was a 2-1 home defeat to San Jose (Aug 23), which showed defensive errors but also some fighting spirit. Injuries and a suspension (Brooklyn Raines marked suspended in the latest Player Status) may impact midfield depth, but their forward line is still dangerous with quality service. Houston will try to capitalize on CITY’s turnovers and look to make set pieces count.
Houston Dynamo Lineup
🔁 Predicted Lineup: Jonathan Bond; Antônio Carlos; Pablo Ortíz; Griffin Dorsey; Felipe Andrade; Artur; Jack McGlynn; Sebastian Kowalczyk; Júnior Urso; Ondřej Lingr; Ezequiel Ponce.
🚑 Injuries/Suspension: Nelson Quinones, Brooklyn Raines, Andrew Tarbell, Franco Escobar, Gabe Segal, Erik Sviatchenko.
👨✈️ Head Coach: Ben Olsen
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St. Louis City SC vs Houston Dynamo Head-to-Head Statistics
All competitive meetings since 2023: 7 matches — St. Louis CITY SC: 3 wins; Houston Dynamo: 2 wins; Draws: 2.
St. Louis City SC vs Houston Dynamo Betting Tips and Odds
- Over 2.5 goals — Both teams’ fixtures heavily go Over 2.5 (St. Louis ~67% of matches; Houston ~56%).
- Both Teams To Score (BTTS) — St. Louis BTTS ≈56%; Houston BTTS ≈59% — both sides tend to score and concede.
- João Klauss – Anytime Goalscorer — Klauss scored his 9th of the season in the last match and remains St. Louis’s top finishing outlet.
- Ezequiel Ponce – Anytime Goalscorer — Houston’s focal striker; consistently involved and starts when fit.
- St. Louis to concede 2+ goals — CITY conceded >1.5 goals in a majority of matches (conceded per match ≈1.74; conceded over 1.5 FT ≈56%).
- Second-half goals likely — Both teams tend to concede/score more in 2H (St. Louis concedes ~1.15 2H avg; Houston ~1.63 2H avg).
St. Louis City SC vs Houston Dynamo Match Prediction
I expect an open game with goals — the statistical picture favours goals and both sides finding the net.
My best 3 betting tips:-
✅ BTTS & Over 2.5 goals (combo) @ 1.84 odds
St. Louis (Over 2.5 ≈67%; BTTS ≈56%) and Houston (Over 2.5 ≈56%; BTTS ≈59%) both trend toward high-scoring open matches.
✅ Anytime scorer — João Klauss @ 2.5 odds
Klauss is St. Louis’s most reliable finisher (9 league goals and scored in the last match).
✅ Houston Win / Draw @ 1.68 odds
Houston sits above St. Louis in the table and possess slightly better points form.
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