St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction: Home side won't take any chances

St. Louis City's will play against Sporting Kansas City in their next Playoff after beating San Jose Earthquakes on penalties in their first match. Both sides would like to get a winning start in the competition. St. Louis City were big winners against Sporting Kansas City on this ground in the League, as they won that game by 4 goals to 1. However, the playoffs is a different challenge and they must fight for a win here.

St. Louis City ended the season in 4th place on the MLS table, while Sporting Kansas City ended in 15th spot.

St. Louis City come into this game with the desire to get the win ahead of the return leg. Their season ended in a success as they ended 4th on the MLS table, with 56 points from 17 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats in 34 matches.

They scored a total of 62 goals and conceded 45 goals last season. They averaged 1.8 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 13%. They also conceded an average of 1.3 goals and kept 8 clean sheets throughout the season. Joao Klauss was St. Louis top scorer last season with 10 goals and Eduard Lowen registered 9 assists.

St. Louis City won 2 of their last 5 games, losing 2 and drawing 1. They come into this game with back-to-back defeats in their final 2 games.

• Without a clean sheet in 4 games.
• More than 10.5 corners in 4/5 games.

Sporting Kansas City will be feeling confident they can challenge St. Louis City in this game considering their form in their final matches of the season.

Sporting Kansas City ended in 15th spot with 44 points from 12 wins, 8 draws and 14 defeats in 34 matches. Sporting Kansas City scored a total of 48 goals and conceded 51 goals in that season. They averaged 1.4 goals per game and had a conversion rate of 10%. Defensively, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and kept 8 clean sheets. Their top scorer was Alan Pulido with 14 goals, while Daniel Salloi managed 7 assists in that season.

Sporting Kansas City played a goalless draw with San Jose Earthquakes in their last Playoff match and then they went on to win in a penalty shootout. They are now unbeaten in their last 3 matches in a row.

• Wins in 3 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals in 5/6 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.

St. Louis City SC have played 3 matches against Sporting Kansas City and they won 2 matches, while Sporting Kansas City won just 1 match.

• Sporting Kansas City are without a clean sheet in 3 matches.

Sporting Kansas City showed a lot of resilience in their game against The Earthquakes and they would need that in abundance if they wish to continue in the competition. St. Louis City would want to avoid dragging this game into a draw, so we can expect them to come out guns blazing. One of these teams should come out on top in this clash.

• Home or Away Win and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.77 Odds
• St. Louis City to Score Goal 1 at 1.78 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 9.00 Odds