Major League Soccer: Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Real Salt Lake enjoy home advantage, when visitors St. Louis City swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Real Salt Lake enter the game ranked 10 in the Western Conference, while the St. Louis City are 2 in the Western Conference.

Team form: Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City

Real Salt Lake Form

In their last three matches, Real Salt Lake lost 2-1 against Philadelphia Union, drew 1-1 against San Jose Earthquakes, before winning 1-3 against Sporting Kansas City. Real Salt Lake claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

St. Louis City Form

St. Louis City have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 6-2 win against LA Galaxy, before drawing 0-0 with Vancouver Whitecaps. This little streak came to an end, when Minnesota United proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat for St. Louis City. St. Louis City won three of a possible six away matches in the Major League Soccer, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 14 while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats for Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Rafael Navarro also hammered in six goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Real Salt Lake.

Betting markets: Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City

Full-time result

Real Salt Lake claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. St. Louis City won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Real Salt Lake have not lost to St. Louis City in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Real Salt Lake scored first in six of their last ten home games. St. Louis City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. St. Louis City should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Real Salt Lake only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. St. Louis City claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City.

Total goals

Real Salt Lake saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches St. Louis City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.8 goals themselves during this run.