San Jose Earthquakes
- St. Louis are in the better form with four wins and one draw in their last five, but San Jose's home advantage and top-five position keep this game on a knife edge.
- San Jose Earthquakes are fifth in MLS 2026 with 33 points from 18 games and Saint Louis City SC are 13th with 26 points from the same number of matches as the teams prepare to play at PayPal Park in the USA.
- San Jose have won four, drawn two and lost three of their 10 MLS 2026 home games, scoring 1.89 and conceding 1.22 per game.
Saint Louis City SC
- St. Louis are in the better recent form with a 3-1 away win at LA Galaxy, a 1-0 home win over Colorado Rapids and a 1-1 home draw with Real Salt Lake in their last three games.
- St. Louis have won two, drawn three and lost four of their 10 MLS 2026 away games, scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.56 per away game.
Head-to-Head
They have failed to win either of their two home games against St. Louis, so the visitors should fancy their chances of nicking something.
Key Players
- Preston Judd has 11 goals in 17 MLS 2026 appearances for San Jose and scored two of his team's six goals in their past five games.
- Marcel Hartel has six goals in 16 appearances for St. Louis and has scored three of his side's ten goals in the past five.
- Bruce Arena likes to establish structure with his San Jose team and plays a simple, pragmatic style, often switching between 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1.
- Yoann Damet's St. Louis press and pounce style of play is high-energy and ball-focused, and the visitors try to create pressure as soon as they win it, which leads to plenty of shots.
Betting Insights
- The odds favor San Jose at 1.97, so St. Louis are a good price at 3.25 with the draw at 3.95.
- Both teams to score at 1.45 and there should be goals at both ends, so over 2.5 goals at 1.5 fits the open-game script.
Prediction
But the most likely outcome here is a close and intense match with St. Louis getting the win if they can press San Jose deep in their half and quickly.
