- Saint Louis City SC have won their last five consecutive matches
- Real Salt Lake have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five
- Saint Louis City SC have not beaten Real Salt Lake in their last three home games
Real Salt Lake can ruin Saint Louis City SC’s scoring spree
Saint Louis City SC are red hot right now, having won their last five matches in a row. Their most recent three wins were a 3-2 home win against Sporting Kansas City, a 3-1 win away at LA Galaxy and a 1-0 home victory against Colorado Rapids today, and Marcel Hartel has been their chief spark with five goals in 14 MLS 2026 games, four of which have come in their recent five-match winning streak.
Real Salt Lake are in mixed form, having won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five in all competitions. Their most recent matches were a 0-1 away defeat to Minnesota United in MLS 2026, a 4-1 friendly win at home to Burnley and a 3-1 away loss to Los Angeles FC in MLS 2026. Zavier Gozo has been in fantastic form for RSL with four of the club's last ten goals coming in the last five.
Saint Louis have the scoring to win
The form guide suggests Saint Louis City SC are the more likely winner, but Real Salt Lake's superior head-to-head record keeps this game a live one. A draw could also be on the cards, but we're going for the home side here.
Saint Louis City SC are currently 13th in the MLS 2026 table with 25 points from 17 matches, while Real Salt Lake are 8th in the table with 26 points from 15. Yoann Damet is going to have to find a way to get his team out of their defensive structure against a RSL side.
A classic chess match is on the horizon
Saint Louis City SC are the narrow favourites at 2.12, Real Salt Lake are 3.0 and the draw is 3.8, but this is a tricky game to call and the value looks a lot more apparent on the goals markets. Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 and both teams to score at 1.42 suggest goals, with BTTS Yes looking like the cleanest option of the two.
Pablo Mastroeni's RSL have built a successful system on collective pressing and compact transition structures, with their wingbacks to provide the width in a 3-4-3. RSL will look to get direct into the transition behind Saint Louis City SC's press, who will look to pin RSL back and get into wide areas by moving the ball quickly and creating overloads.
Sergi Solans leads the RSL scoring charts with six goals in 15 MLS 2026 appearances and will need to have a big game for RSL to match Saint Louis City SC's goal-scoring ability. Damet has his team playing more of a possession-first game with their pressing to be more coordinated, so the Blues look a lot less wild than their opponents in this clash at Energizer Park.
