Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 15 match between St. Louis City and Austin FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
St. Louis City and Austin FC will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
The St. Louis City enter the game ranked 14 in the Western Conference, while the Austin FC are 13 in the Western Conference.
Form: St. Louis City vs Austin FC
St. Louis City Form
In their last three matches, St. Louis City won 0-1 and 2-1 against first Colorado Rapids then Los Angeles FC, before drawing 1-1 against DC United. St. Louis City managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded nine goals.
Austin FC Form
In their previous three games, Austin FC drew 2-2 with Minnesota United, then lost 5-0 against San Diego FC and 1-2 against Sporting Kansas City. Austin FC are winless in their last six away games in the Major League Soccer, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 19 goals while scoring nine themselves.
Betting stats and facts for St. Louis City and Austin FC
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between St. Louis City and Austin FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 St. Louis City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 St. Louis City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 St. Louis City matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 St. Louis City home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 St. Louis City home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 12 Austin FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Austin FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Austin FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Austin FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Austin FC away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: St. Louis City vs Austin FC
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. Austin FC hope Myrto Uzuni can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.
Popular betting markets: St. Louis City vs Austin FC
Full-time result
St. Louis City claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Austin FC won zero of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost seven of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, St. Louis City only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Austin FC scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Austin FC should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as St. Louis City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Austin FC claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for St. Louis City, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Austin FC, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.
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