St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: St. Louis City are looking more ambitious.

St. Louis City are looking to hit the ground running in the new season and their first challenge will be against Real Salt Lake at the City Park. The last time these 2 clubs faced each other at the City Park, St. Louis City were defeated 3:2 although they won the previous meeting. But at the moment, it's the first game of the season and both teams will be eager to get the first 3 points.

St. Louis City are coming off a win in the CONCACAF Champions League, where they defeated Houston Dynamo 2:1 in the first leg of the 2-legged match. While Real Salt Lake played a draw with Toronto FC in their last preseason game ahead of the new season. Which of these 2 clubs will be getting the positive result from this clash?

St. Louis City

St. Louis City will try to give their fans some opening day thrills when they take on Toronto FC in the City Park. St. Louis City were overachievers last season after they ended in 4th spot on the MLS table. They accumulated a total of 56 points from 34 matches and in the course of the season they had 17 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats. João Klauss and Nicholas Gioachini were both joint top scorers with 10 goals while Eduard Lowen recorded the most number of assists (10) last season. 

There will be lots of expectations on St. Louis City in the new season and the fans will hope they can maintain the momentum of last season and maybe pick up silverware at the end of the new season. 

St. Louis City played in 5 preseason games during the break and they won 2 matches, drew 2 and lost 1. And then they played in the CONCACAF Champions League against Houston Dynamo and they won 2-1. 

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake are no strangers to City Park. They had played at the City Park only once last season and they won that game by 3 goals to 1. However, it's a new season and it would be disastrous to take St. Louis City for granted ahead of this game.

Real Salt Lake can be proud of their achievements last season. They ended the season in 11th place and they accumulated 50 points. In the course of the season, they recorded 14 wins, 8 draws and 12 defeats. 

Jefferson Savarino was top scorer for Real Salt Lake with 8 goals while Andrés Gómez registered 5 assists. 

Real Salt Lake doesn't appear to be an overambitious team. But they would be happy to do better in the coming season. Real Salt Lake played in 4 matches during the preseason. They started off with a defeat to Brøndby before they defeated Fredrikstad and Klaksvik. In their final preseason game, they played a 1-1 draw against Toronto FC.

Head to Head

St. Louis City and Real Salt Lake have played only 2 matches in the past. Louis City won the first meeting by 4-0 away from home and Real Salt Lake won the second game 3-1 away from home.

Analysis and Predictions

St. Louis City will hope for a perfect start to the campaign and if they are anywhere near the team they were last season, they should be able to. But it's the beginning of the season and it's always a risk deciding where the result will turn. 

St. Louis City have had more than 2.5 goals scored in 7 of their last 8 matches and both teams scored in those games. Real Salt Lake are also unbeaten in their last 3 games according to analysis.

• St. Louis City to Score First Goal at 1.75 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.696 Odds
• St. Louis City to Win 2-1 at 9.00 Odds