- LAFC have won their last five consecutive matches in all competitions (W5).
- Saint Louis City SC are on a 2-game losing run.
- LAFC have won three of the last five head-to-head meetings and beat Saint Louis City SC 3-0 when they last met away.
Tale of the tape: Los Angeles FC are hot, St Louis City SC are not
Los Angeles FC are currently red-hot and in 3rd place in MLS 2026 after collecting nine points from a possible nine in their first three matches. They enter Sunday’s game having won both home matches this term, averaging 2.00 goals-per-game on home soil, and on a 5-match winning streak overall. Their last two victories in MLS 2026 have come against solid opposition in the shape of a 1-0 home win over FC Dallas and a 2-0 victory away at Houston Dynamo, suggesting that they have a strong foundation to build upon.
Saint Louis City SC enter this game in less impressive form, sitting 25th in the table with 1 point from 3 games, including a 2-0 defeat at San Diego FC and a 1-0 home defeat to Seattle Sounders. Their form has been patchy and they’ve been on a 2-game losing streak coming into this game, so it remains to be seen if this new-look team can be consistent enough to trouble Los Angeles.
New managers will be looking to send a message
Both sides are managed by new coaches who have installed their own style of play on the teams. Marc Dos Santos took over at the helm of LAFC in December 2025 and has already stamped his identity on the team with a high-pressing style which is flexible enough to morph between a 4-3-3 and 3-4-3 formation. Saint Louis City SC have had to adapt to Yoann Damet’s pressing-first identity since he was appointed in December 2025, though he has given his side the license to play with plenty of energy in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system.
The visitors will look to suffocate opponents and attack at pace when they turn the ball over, while Los Angeles will look to press in numbers and recover the ball in dangerous positions with their superior skill set. It should be a fascinating tactical battle between two contrasting sets of players with LAFC’s superior quality likely to come to the fore.
LAFC can outclass St Louis
LAFC are a superior team to Saint Louis City and the odds of 2/5 for a home victory are fair given their perfect home record in MLS 2026 and the fact that St Louis have lost their only away game in MLS 2026 so far, conceding 2 goals in that defeat. Los Angeles have won their last three straight home games and that’s why we’re backing the hosts to put some daylight between themselves and the visitors on Sunday.
A clean sheet also looks likely as both teams to score - no is priced up at 21/20. St Louis have never won away to LAFC, losing both of their last two away visits. Denis Bouanga has been lethal in LAFC’s recent successes, netting 4 of their last 13 goals in their previous 5 games. Heung-Min Son is also showing his true colours as a creator in this system, registering 2 assists in 3 MLS 2026 games this term, so we’re going with the home side to win to nil.
