- Sporting Kansas City have won one and lost four of their last five matches in MLS 2026.
- Saint Louis City have won four and drawn one of their last five in MLS 2026.
- St. Louis City have failed to win their last two away games against Sporting KC in MLS 2026.
Spo-KC are in mixed-to-poor shape
Sporting Kansas City vs Saint Louis City SC preview: Sporting Kansas City are in the midst of an underwhelming campaign in MLS 2026, sitting 29th overall with 14 points from 18 matches, while Saint Louis City SC have had a decent start to their maiden MLS season with 26 points from 18 games and are 13th.
Sporting Kansas City vs Saint Louis City SC prediction: Spo-KC come into this fixture after a run of one win and four defeats in their last five MLS 2026 games, while St. Louis have four wins and a draw in their previous five.
Raphael Wicky's Sporting Kansas City have attempted to play with the ball on the ground from a 4-3-3 base. They attempt to build from the back and control the tempo, but St. Louis are always hunting for turnovers in transition, with Yoann Damet's compact press making this a potential chess match.
Dejan Joveljic is Spo-KC's danger man
Dejan Joveljic has been Sporting KC's most reliable source of goals this season, scoring eight goals, and two of their five goals in the last five. Marcel Hartel is the danger man for St. Louis City, scoring six goals in 16 appearances and three of their ten goals in the past five games.
St. Louis City are a tough team to beat
Sporting Kansas City have two wins, two draws and five losses from nine MLS 2026 home games, while Saint Louis City have won two, drawn three and lost four of nine away. Spo-KC have conceded 17 goals in nine home games while Saint Louis have scored 0.89 and conceded 1.56 goals per game on average on their travels.
St. Louis City are the narrow favorites at 2.02, with Sporting KC priced up at 3.2 and the draw at 3.85. Sporting Kansas City vs Saint Louis City SC betting tips point toward goals, with both teams capable of finding the net.
The head-to-head record between these two is one win apiece and one draw from the three MLS 2026 matches played, so we're backing a St. Louis City win by a score of 2-1.
A home derby can never be taken for granted and St. Louis are perhaps justifiably the narrow favourites, but Sporting KC's derby edge and Dejan Joveljic's form will keep it close. Sporting Kansas City vs Saint Louis City SC prediction is for a tight contest, with the visitors just shading it.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 and both teams to score, yes, at 1.45 looks like the best way to go on this one, with St. Louis City to nick it 2-1.
