- Head-to-head: St. Louis have won four of the last five head-to-heads, but San Jose won 3-2 away the last time they met in MLS 2026.
- Standings (San Jose): San Jose Earthquakes are fifth in the MLS 2026 standings with 33 points from 18 games.
- Standings (St. Louis): Saint Louis City SC are 13th in the MLS 2026 table with 26 points from 18 matches.
San Jose sit above St. Louis
San Jose will make life tough for St. Louis City SC on Sunday when the two MLS 2026 clubs meet at PayPal Park, USA. San Jose are fifth in the league with 33 points from 18 games, while St. Louis are 13th with 26 points from the same number of games.
San Jose are the favorites for this game at 1.97, but St. Louis are too big at 3.25 and the draw at 3.95 is also appealing. Arena's team have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five games. St. Louis come into the game in better form with four wins and a draw from their last five, and they are unbeaten in that sequence.
Contrast in styles will suit goals
San Jose have failed to win their last two home games against St. Louis, but this game should be very interesting because of the contrasting styles of the two clubs.
San Jose setup
Bruce Arena sets up his side to be structured and pragmatic, as they prefer to sit compact and spring forward. Bruce Arena has also been using a 4-2-3-1 in order to hit St. Louis in transition.
St. Louis setup
Yoann Damet plays a completely different kind of soccer, preferring to play a high-energy game with the ball and get men behind the ball when they lose possession. St. Louis play a very intense pressing game and will be desperate to get the ball back in their attacking half to play their game.
Both teams capable of scoring
San Jose are the more likely winners because they have the home-field advantage and are a top-five team, but St. Louis are in better form and could snag a result if they can pressure San Jose early on. Take the draw in the 90 minutes market as a close, energetic affair looks likely.
- Judd is San Jose's main attacking threat with 11 MLS 2026 goals in 17 games, but he's scored two of their six goals in the last five.
- Marcel Hartel has six MLS 2026 goals in 16 for St. Louis and he has scored three of their ten in the past five matches.
- Both teams to score is priced at 1.45, which looks great considering both of these clubs should get chances, and over 2.5 goals at 1.5 looks a good fit for what should be an open game.
- San Jose have four wins, two draws and three losses at home in MLS 2026, scoring 1.89 goals per game and conceding 1.22.
- St. Louis have two wins, three draws and four losses on the road, scoring 0.89 per away match and conceding 1.56.
