United States - MLSAmerica First FieldData current as of October 21, 2026

Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City: match statistics

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Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Real Salt Lake plays St. Louis City in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for October 25, 2026. Venue: America First Field.

Recent form

Real Salt Lake has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. St. Louis City has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Real Salt Lake scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 1.60. St. Louis City scores 1.87 and allows 1.37. Games in this league average 3.25 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 70% of Real Salt Lake's games and 70% of St. Louis City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 57%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.56 per game. Real Salt Lake takes 14.0 shots per game, while St. Louis City takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Real Salt Lake leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.73 goals per game after halftime. St. Louis City leads at halftime in 53% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Real Salt Lake's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). For St. Louis City, it is minutes 31-45+ (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.25 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 64% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.45)
(3.80)
(2.50)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.5Goals scored / game1.87
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.6Goals allowed / game1.37
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
49%Average possession53%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
5.37Shots on target / game5
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.97Shots per game13.53
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
5.37Shots on target5
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
10.7%Shot conversion13.8%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
49%Possession53%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.56xG for1.56
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.48xG against1.39
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

Shooting quality

Real Salt Lake: BalancedSt. Louis City: Efficient finishing
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

St. Louis City is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Real Salt Lake · 2 pts / game - St. Louis City

Real Salt Lake
LWLDW
Season result split
33% W20% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-6-14
1.20 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-4
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
St. Louis City
WWWDL
Season result split
47% W30% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-9-7
1.70 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-5
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Louis City is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Real Salt Lake · 1.87 goals / game - St. Louis City

St. Louis City is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.6 goals / game - Real Salt Lake · 1.37 goals / game - St. Louis City

Real Salt Lake scoring profile: very strong

Real Salt Lake scores in 80% of games (24 of 30 games), while St. Louis City keeps a clean sheet in 17% (5 of 30 games).

St. Louis City scoring profile: very strong

St. Louis City scores in 83% of games (25 of 30 games), while Real Salt Lake keeps a clean sheet in 10% (3 of 30 games).

45Goals scored (season)56
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
48Goals conceded (season)41
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
3.1Average goals per game3.23
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
8Goals scored (last 5)14
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal83%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
43%2 goals53%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
23%3 goals37%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
3%4 goals7%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

How often they concede at least...

90%1 goal83%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
53%2 goals37%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
13%3 goals13%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
3%4 goals3%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time23%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
7%BTTS in both halves17%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
30%Scored in both halves43%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
60%BTTS - last 560%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

2nd half

97%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time73%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Louis City is 38% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / game - Real Salt Lake · 1.97 pts / game - St. Louis City

Real Salt Lake - half-time state
33% leading43% draw23% trailing
St. Louis City - half-time state
53% leading37% draw10% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per game (1st half)1.97
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
0.77Goals scored (1st half)1.03
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.4
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
53%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
47%No goal before half-time43%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.1Points per game (2nd half)1.07
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.83
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
23%Clean sheet after half-time23%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City
43%No goal after half-time30%
Real Salt LakeSt. Louis City

Real Salt Lake - second-half results

27% W30% D43% L
43
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

St. Louis City - second-half results

17% W57% D27% L
59
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+20
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at halftime in 53% of games and wins 47%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Real Salt Lake - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.60
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
St. Louis City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.601.60
Goals scored / game1.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game2.02.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+80
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 9

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Real Salt Lake
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
9
8
16-30
7
6
31-45
6
8
46-60
6
9
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

St. Louis City
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
9
2
16-30
13
4
31-45
10
9
46-60
6
9
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-37%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Real Salt Lake

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

St. Louis City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Real Salt LakeLigaSt. Louis City
Average goals per game▼ 3.103.25• 3.23
Both teams scored▲ 70%64%▲ 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 67%64%▼ 57%
Clean sheets▼ 10%20%▼ 17%
Goal before half-time▼ 70%78%▼ 67%
Goal after half-time▲ 97%82%▲ 90%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.25
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.41
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Real Salt Lake's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against St. Louis City. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City play?

Real Salt Lake face St. Louis City on October 25, 2026 in MLS at America First Field. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City?

Real Salt Lake score 1.50 goals per game on average and St. Louis City 1.87. The MLS average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 70% of Real Salt Lake's matches and 70% of St. Louis City's.

What form are Real Salt Lake and St. Louis City in?

Over the last 5 games Real Salt Lake have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and St. Louis City 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.