Major League Soccer: St. Louis City vs Toronto FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 26 match between St. Louis City and Toronto FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

St. Louis City appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Toronto FC in round 26 of the Major League Soccer season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Energizer Park this coming Sunday.

St. Louis City approach round 26 as number 5 in the Major League Soccer table with 41 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Toronto FC have amassed 29 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.

Team form: St. Louis City vs Toronto FC

St. Louis City Form

In their last three matches, St. Louis City won 1-3 against Vancouver Whitecaps, before recording a draw in a 2-2 match against Portland Timbers. They were back on top last time out, defeating Minnesota United 4-2. St. Louis City managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded nine times.

Toronto FC Form

In their last three matches, Toronto FC drew 4-4 with Chicago Fire FC, won 2-1 against Nashville SC, and lost 3-0 against Orlando City. Toronto FC only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to four.

Betting stats for St. Louis City and Toronto FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that St. Louis City and Toronto FC played across all tournaments.

In-form players: St. Louis City vs Toronto FC

Joshua Sargent look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Sunday, having hit the target four times in recent Major League Soccer matches for Toronto FC. His total for the season says seven goals scored in this Major League Soccer campaign. With four goals lately for St. Louis City in the Major League Soccer, Rafael Navarro is also a player worth mentioning.

Popular betting markets: St. Louis City vs Toronto FC

Full-time result

St. Louis City won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Toronto FC won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Amazingly, St. Louis City are on a streak of 15 matches without defeat. St. Louis City have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Somehow Toronto FC failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

St. Louis City scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Toronto FC scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games St. Louis City played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While St. Louis City managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Toronto FC kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for St. Louis City, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Toronto FC, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. St. Louis City’s last 4 matches had more than three goals. Toronto FC’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.