Major League Soccer: St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 9 match between St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Sporting Kansas City go up against St. Louis City on Friday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Energizer Park.

St. Louis City approach round 9 as number 12 in the Major League Soccer table with 16 points on their account so far. With 14 rounds behind them, Sporting Kansas City have amassed 11 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Form: St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

St. Louis City Form

In their last three matches, St. Louis City won 2-1 against Los Angeles FC, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against DC United. They were back on top last time out, defeating Austin FC 3-0. St. Louis City won three of their previous six matches at Energizer Park in the Major League Soccer. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to seven against.

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City won twice in their last three matches as LA Galaxy were defeated by 3-1, before they beat Austin FC 1-2. Red Bull New York proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Sporting Kansas City won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 19 goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

Having scored just once lately in the Major League Soccer, Tomas Totland will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sporting Kansas City hope Dejan Joveljic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.

Betting markets: St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

Full-time result

St. Louis City won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Energizer Park. They drew three and lost four as well, while Sporting Kansas City won two of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost eight. Astonishingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.

Both teams to score

St. Louis City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. St. Louis City will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Friday, as Sporting Kansas City have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City when playing at Energizer Park.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for St. Louis City, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, who managed to hit the net one time on average in these games.