LA Galaxy and St. Louis City SC Prediction: Home advantage is the only advantage.

LA Galaxy and St. Louis City will go toe-to-toe for all 3 points in the 4th game of the season. The match will be played at the Dignity Health Sports Park, home to LA Galaxy.

Currently LA Galaxy are 3rd on the western conference table, with 5 points. And St. Louis City are 4th with 5 points.

LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy have been in very good form since the start of the season. And even though their results have not been perfect, they can look back and feel satisfied with the performances so far.

LA Galaxy's won once and drew twice in the opening 3 games of the season. And they are in contention for a 2nd win in the 4th game.

In their last game they drew 2-2 against Nashville SC away from home. LA Galaxy were trailing by 2 goals in the 58th minute, but they fought back to draw level as Riqui Puig and Dejan Joveljic both scored. LA Galaxy played really well in that game according to the stats. They had 62% possession, 8 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and hit the woodwork once during the game.

The LA Galaxy are in a good position at the moment and they fancy their chances of getting a win in the game against St. Louis. LA Galaxy manager Greg Vanney will most likely set up the team the same way he did against Nashville SC and he will hope the team can grab a win.

St. Louis City

St. Louis City are proving to be one of the best teams in the MLS this season. They had 1 win and 2 draws in the 3 matches they have played so far this season. 

Their last game was against Austin FC away from home and they played a 2-2 draw at the end of the game. Eduard Lowen equalized from the spot in the 49th minute to draw St. Louis level after they conceded in the first half. And 2 minutes later, St. Louis City went behind again and in the 93rd minute Celio Martins drew them level to end the game as a draw.

St. Louis City played a good game against Austin FC according to the stats. They had 60% possession, 8 shots on target and 12 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and missed 2 of them. It was a brilliant performance and a good source of confidence for the upcoming game.

St. Louis manager Bradley Carnell is most certainly going to retain the 4-4-2 formation for the upcoming game.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, St. Louis City and LA Galaxy have played only 4 games against each other. LA Galaxy and St. Louis won 1 game each and 2 games ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

This will definitely be an interesting encounter between two teams that are in very fine form at the moment. There's only little to separate both sides in this game. However, Los Angeles FC playing at home might just be the only advantage ahead of this game.

According to the h2h, St. Louis City has not lost the last 3 meetings. And both clubs have not kept a clean sheet in all 4 encounters.

• LA Galaxy to Win or Draw and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.843 Odds
• LA Galaxy to Win or Draw and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.84 Odds
• LA Galaxy to Win 2-1 at 8.50 Odds