- Team form: Saint Louis City SC have won their last five consecutive games.
- Recent form: Real Salt Lake have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five across all competitions.
- Head-to-head: Saint Louis City SC have not beaten Real Salt Lake in their last three home meetings.
Another Saint Louis stunner looks likely
Saint Louis City SC are in hot form ahead of the visit of Real Salt Lake to Energizer Park on Sunday and could continue their winning run in MLS 2026 against a Salt Lake side that have been in mixed form on the road. Saint Louis are 13th in the table with 25 points from 17 matches, while Real Salt Lake are 8th with 26 points from 15 games, so the gap in the standings is tight with the hosts having played two more games than the visitors.
Saint Louis have won five, drawn one and lost two of their eight home matches in MLS 2026, while Real Salt Lake have only won one, drawn two and lost four of their MLS away games, conceding 14 goals at an average of 2.00 per 90 mins.
Goals look likely with both teams to score a solid play
Betting and stats:
The stats and recent history favour Real Salt Lake in this matchup, but Saint Louis are on a hot streak and are worth a shot to beat the visitors at a narrow favourite of 2.12, as opposed to RSL's 3.0 and the 3.8 about the draw.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 and Both Teams to Score at 1.42 point to goals in this one, with BTTS Yes probably the cleanest play for the moment.
Players and tactics:
Marcel Hartel has been in fine form for the hosts with five goals in 14 matches, but he has found the net four times during the last five-match winning streak that has brought Saint Louis to the top of their game.
- Yoann Damet's men look more organised and have less chaos to them as they are starting to play the game they want to play – pinning opponents back with quick ball circulation and overloads.
- RSL will try to disrupt the game with pressing, but also have a lot of players who are good at transitioning directly into space behind the press.
RSL have enough to keep this live and competitive
Sergi Solans is the MLS 2026 leading scorer for Real Salt Lake with six goals in 15 appearances, but Zavier Gozo has been in top form recently, finding the net in four of RSL's last 10 goals across the last five matches. Pablo Mastroeni's team have enough quality to spring transitions from their pressing and can hurt their hosts at the right moments.
RSL have won three of the last five meetings, with two draws and no defeats for the Salt Lake club, but Saint Louis are clearly the form team right now. Saint Louis City SC's 1-0 home victory over Colorado Rapids was earlier today and we'll swerve the draw for our main selection, but both clubs look capable of causing the other problems this weekend.
Saint Louis have not tasted victory over RSL in three home games and a 2-2 draw in St. Louis in MLS 2025 looks the most likely result for the correct score.
