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Saint Louis City v Sporting KC : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 17th Jul, 01:30 BST, CityPark, Saint Louis

Sporting KC, led by manager Raphaël Wicky, visit Yoann Damet and his Saint Louis City side at the CityPark on Friday morning in the Major League Soccer. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics between the team are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Saint Louis City to win

A Major League Soccer victory in front of their own fans for Yoann Damet's Saint Louis City team win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Stats suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for the opposition. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got reason to feel confident. A Saint Louis City win is the way to go, but we wouldn't expect a whitewash.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Saint Louis City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.33.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Saint Louis City
71%
1/3-
Draw
17%
15/4-
Sporting KC
13%
6/1-
Saint Louis City 2-0
10%
8/1-
Saint Louis City 2-1
9%
15/2-
Saint Louis City 3-0
8%
9/1-
Saint Louis City 3-1
8%
9/1-
Saint Louis City 1-0
8%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
8%
9/1-
Saint Louis City 4-0
5%
16/1-
Saint Louis City 4-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Saint Louis City 3-2
4%
18/1-
Sporting KC 2-1
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1-
Sporting KC 1-0
3%
25/1-
Saint Louis City 5-0
3%
28/1-
Saint Louis City 5-1
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
2/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
15/8-
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
40%
2/1-
No 1st Goal
2%
20/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
8/13-
BTTS - No
43%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
36%
6/4-
BTTS - Draw
14%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/1-
Home/draw
87%
1/10-
Away/draw
29%
2/1-
Home/away
83%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
11/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
1/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
8/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
9/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1/3-
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
5/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/8-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/66-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1-
Home DNB
82%
1/8-
Away DNB
24%
5/1-
Saint Louis City win to nil
35%
7/4-
Sporting KC win to nil
5%
16/1-
Saint Louis City / Saint Louis City
43%
20/21-
Saint Louis City / Sporting KC
2%
40/1-
Saint Louis City / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Saint Louis City
19%
10/3-
Draw / Sporting KC
5%
16/1-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2-
Sporting KC / Saint Louis City
5%
16/1-
Sporting KC / Sporting KC
7%
11/1-
Sporting KC / Draw
4%
18/1-
Win / draw / win form
Saint Louis City 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Sporting KC 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
52
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Saint Louis City since 2023
Saint Louis City
Sporting KC
Goals: Scored
14
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
3
D
1
SKC
1
League games at Sporting KC since 2023
Sporting KC
Saint Louis City
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
D
2
SKC
3
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.5 is fairly strong for Saint Louis City in their clash with Sporting KC, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 39 consecutive Major League Soccer games.

Saint Louis City 12th Sporting KC 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
8%
1
20%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
24%
There is a 72% probability that Saint Louis City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Sporting KC scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Saint Louis City’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-19
Sporting KC have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
2.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Saint Louis City
PG (predicted goals)
Sporting KC
2.5
1
Attack rating
10%
better
SKC
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Games scored10
9
Failed to score4
5
Scored first5
3
Goals scored16
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
36%
better
SKC
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded20
36
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
22%
Avg. XG against1.3
2.2
KickOff rating
+36%

Saint Louis City v Sporting KC Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Saint Louis City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14337
T BaumgartlM HartelS BecherC Durkin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Baumgartl DEF141
2
-
D Polvara MID14
3
-
S Becher FWD1413
1
-
R Bürki GLK13
1
-
D Edelman MID1312
1
-
C Durkin MID132
6
1
R Santos DEF1211
1
-
C Wallem MID12
2
1
M Hartel MID1231
-
B. McSorley FWD121
2
-
L MacNaughton DEF111
-
T Totland DEF101
1
-
J Orozco DEF9
3
-
J Sang-Bin FWD811
-
E Löwen MID711
-
M Perez MID7
2
-
F Fol DEF51
1
-
M Mbacke DEF3
1
-
M. Joyner MID3
-
C Pompeu FWD3
-
B Lundt GLK1
-
Sporting KC Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14633
D JoveljicD JoveljicM GarcíaJ Davis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M García MID1413
2
-
C Harris FWD1423
1
-
D Joveljic FWD1461
-
J Davis DEF131
3
-
M Suleymanov FWD1311
1
-
J. Bartlett MID121
2
-
S Afrifa FWD1211
-
W. Meyer DEF11
1
-
L Johnsen MID111
2
-
J Reid DEF10
1
-
E Bartlow DEF10
1
-
I. James DEF10
-
T. Calheira FWD10
1
-
J Pulskamp GLK9
1
-
J Reynolds DEF81
-
J. Miller DEF8
2
-
Capita FWD81
2
-
K. Agyabeng MID7
-
S Cleveland GLK5
-
Z Bassong MID5
2
-
D. Borges da Silva DEF3
1
-
M. Tschantret MID1
-