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Major League Soccer08/30/2026, 11:00 PM

St. Louis City – Dallas3 : 3

Why the model thinks so

St. Louis City
1.49
Total xG
2.47
Dallas
0.98
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSt. Louis CityDallas
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.69+0.69
Defensive strength (1.3 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)−0.54
Defensive strength (1.8 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)+0.43
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.24
Declining form (1.5 vs 2 season average)−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.05
Eduard Löwen not in squad (3 goals, 2 assists)
Lukas MacNaughton on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
19% of goal output missing (only 83% available)
Weak away record (1.4 vs 2 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Home defensive strength: St. Louis City concedes an average of only 0.85 goals per game at the Energizer Park
  • Positive home trend: St. Louis City is unbeaten in their last 5 matches with 3 wins and 2 draws
  • Control through possession: St. Louis City averaged 55.8% possession in their recent matches

Risks

  • Defensive struggles: Dallas conceded an average of 2.5 goals in their recent matches
  • Low offensive threat: Dallas averaged only 3.4 shots on target in their recent matches

All probabilities

Result
St. Louis City47%
Draw29%
Dallas23%
Goals
Over 1.572%
Under 1.528%
Over 2.545%
Under 2.555%
Over 3.524%
Under 3.576%
Double chance
St. Louis City or draw77%
Dallas or draw53%
No draw71%
Both teams score
Yes50%
No50%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:0
11%
0:0
10%
2:0
9%
2:1
9%
3:3
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. St. Louis City: first goal in 10 of 12 games (83%)
  2. Dallas: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  3. Dallas: first goal in 8 of 11 games (73%)
  4. St. Louis City: 2.8 cards per game (32 yellows, 2 reds in 12 games)
  5. Dallas: 3 cards per game (36 yellows, 0 reds in 12 games)

Lineups

St. Louis City 3-4-2-1 · Dallas 3-4-2-1

St. Louis City
  • 1 R. Bürki
  • 99 J. Orozco
  • 32 T. Baumgartl
  • 21 D. Polvara
  • 6 C. Wallem
  • 24 D. Edelman
  • 8 C. Durkin
  • 14 T. Totland
  • 77 S. Jeong
  • 23 A. Măţan
  • 11 S. Becher
Dallas
  • 40 J. Sirois
  • 25 S. Ibeagha
  • 3 O. Urhoghide
  • 18 S. Moore
  • 14 H. Johansson
  • 17 R. Moschen Benetti
  • 55 K. da Silva Ferreira
  • 77 B. Kamungo
  • 21 J. Valiente Cioli
  • 10 S. Moreno
  • 9 P. Musa
Substitutes
  • 19 C. Holse
  • 3 T. Reid-Brown
  • 5 L. MacNaughton
  • 20 R. Cardoso dos Santos
  • 28 M. Perez
  • 39 B. Lundt
  • 59 M. Joyner
  • 4 M. Fall
  • 91 Z. Zengue
  • 5 L. Abubakar
  • 6 R. Binyamin
  • 12 C. Cappis
  • 23 L. Farrington
  • 28 S. Sarver
  • 30 M. Collodi
  • 32 N. Norris
  • 24 J. Torquato
  • 33 C. Holstad

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