- Saint Louis City SC have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 games, beating San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on the road and Houston Dynamo 2-1 at home
- FC Dallas have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches, but that includes a 5-0 away setback at Vancouver.
- Saint Louis City SC's Marcel Hartel has 6 goals in 16 MLS 2026 games while Dallas' Petar Musa has 16 in 19 for the visitors
Dallas have to be patient in St Louis
FC Dallas coach Eric Quill sets his team up to be compact, to sit deep and to play with a back three, relying on the pace of the wingbacks, defensive structure and quick counterpunches. There will be a clash of styles when Yoann Damet's Saint Louis City SC, who are more possession based and front-foot in their play, arrive at Energizer Park this weekend.
This game looks tight on paper as MLS 2026 has been very even for both of these clubs, who are 10th and ninth respectively, tied on 33 points after 21 games. Saint Louis are slight favourites to win at 9/10 and there is value in the Dallas odds of 5/2 with the draw sitting at 57/20.
FC Dallas have had an interesting road record in MLS 2026 with six wins, two draws and four defeats. They have scored an average of 1.67 goals per game while conceding an average of 1.50 on their travels. The Hoops' last two visits to Saint Louis have been without a win and they were on the end of a 1-1 draw in their previous encounter at Dallas.
St Louis can edge it
Saint Louis have been solid at home in MLS 2026, where they have won 6 of their 10 games, drawing two and losing only two. But they have only conceded 11 goals in 10 matches, which makes them hard to break down at Energizer Park.
This is a close game to call in the draw no bet market as the record between these two is one win for Saint Louis City SC, two wins for FC Dallas and two draws in the last five head-to-head clashes. That and the even table positions suggests it will be close, but we are taking St Louis to edge it on home ground given the recent form of both clubs.
Over 2.5 goals at 11/20 looks a good fit for this matchup, given the attacking qualities of both teams, and both teams to score at 1/2 is also a good bet for a game that should see goals at both ends.
