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St. Louis CITY SC vs San Diego FC prediction

Data modelGoals model, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

St. Louis to win: 59%, about 3 in 5

St. Louis59%
Draw19%
San Diego22%

Goals call3+ goals 74%

No bookmaker prices: these numbers come from our goals model only.

The Verdict

The Coach and Sceptic both flag goals at both ends, backing the 74% over 2.5 line, while the Dressing Room adds that St. Louis's play-off position gives them extra edge against a San Diego side outside the play-off places who keep drawing away.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

Our analysts read the numbers only.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Home strength and leaky away defence point to goals at both ends

St. Both-teams-score sits at 69% overall.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

St. Louis have far more to play for than a San Diego side adrift

St. St. Louis have 6 days' rest but three games in 14 days; San Diego have 6 days and a lighter two. San Diego's last five away trips read D L D D L.

St. Louis CITY SCSt. Louis: slightly underrated Low

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Home win price looks fair, but San Diego's draw habit is being undersold

The model gives San Diego just 22% despite their 55 goals scored matching strong attacks, and their six-game unbeaten-in-five stretch (five draws) suggests resilience the 22% may understate. St. Goals numbers (74% over 2.5, 90% for 2+) look right given San Diego's 71% over-rate.

San Diego FCSan Diego: slightly underrated Low

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

St. Louis CITY SC are favourites at 59%, with San Diego FC on 22% and the draw on 19%. St. Louis CITY SC are 3rd and San Diego FC 12th in MLS. In their last five league games, St. Louis CITY SC won two and San Diego FC none.

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Win or draw (double chance)

St. Louis CITY SC win or draw
78%
Either team wins (no draw)
81%
San Diego FC win or draw
41%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
90%
3+ goals
74%
4+ goals
53%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
69%
No
31%

We expect about 2.4 goals from St. Louis CITY SC and 1.4 from San Diego FC. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 2–1 (9%). Even the likeliest exact score happens less than 1 time in 10. Next: 1–1 (7%), 3–1 (7%), 2–2 (6%), 2–0 (6%).

How these numbers are made

No bookmaker priced this match, so the numbers come from our goals model: attack and defence ratings from this season's results in this league, with home advantage. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 59%19%22%Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices)#1900

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

St. Louis CITY SC: last 6

LDLDWW · 11 scored, 8 conceded

25 Octat Real Salt Lake0–3L
22 Octat Columbus Crew US Open Cup0–0D
17 Octat Minnesota United FC2–3L
15 Octvs Vancouver Whitecaps0–0D
11 Octvs Los Angeles Galaxy6–2W
30 Sepat New York Red Bulls3–0W

Last 5 at home: DWWWD

San Diego FC: last 6

DDDLDD · 13 scored, 16 conceded

25 Octvs Seattle Sounders2–2D
18 Octat Los Angeles Galaxy2–2D
15 Octvs Houston Dynamo3–3D
10 Octat New York Red Bulls1–4L
27 Sepat Austin3–3D
20 Sepat Inter Miami2–2D

Last 5 away: DLDDL

Season stats

St. Louis CITY SCSan Diego FC
1.81Goals scored per game1.77
1.42Goals conceded per game1.87
2.27Scored per game at home2.31
1.38Scored per game away1.20
58%Matches over 2.5 goals71%
68%Both teams scored61%
16%Clean sheets23%
19%Failed to score16%
2.10Yellow cards per game1.94

League matches only, 31 games each.

When goals come

Goals scored this season by 15-minute period.
MinutesSt. Louis CITY SCSan Diego FC
0–15 min 99
16–30 min 97
31–45 min 129
46–60 min 1012
61–75 min 67
76–90 min 911

MLS table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Vancouver Whitecaps31+3155LWDDL
2FC Dallas31+1154WDWLW
3St. Louis CITY SC31+1251LLDWW
4San Jose Earthquakes31+748LDDDW
5Houston Dynamo31+248DDDDL
6Los Angeles FC32+1547DDWDL
…
9Los Angeles Galaxy32-941DDWLW
10Real Salt Lake31+039WWDLW
11Portland Timbers31-437WDLDL
12San Diego FC31-335DDDLD
13Minnesota United FC31-835DWDDL
14Austin31-1734WLLLD
15Sporting Kansas City31-4022LLLDL

Full MLS table · Predicted final table

Match context

Stadium
CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri
22,500 seats · grass
Rest days
St. Louis CITY SC 6San Diego FC 6
Matches in the last 14 days: St. Louis CITY SC 3 · San Diego FC 2
Coaches
Y. Damet
St. Louis CITY SC, since Feb 2026
Mikey Varas
San Diego FC, since Feb 2026

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