Match Report
37 points for St. Louis City (5th), 29 for Real Salt Lake (10th): an 8-point gap. On recent form Real Salt Lake sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: St. Louis City 1.57 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Real Salt Lake 1.64 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.6.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for St. Louis City, having scored in 8 consecutive games. St. Louis City had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Real Salt Lake, 7.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for St. Louis City, 3 draws and 3 for Real Salt Lake, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Energizer Park, with room for 25,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
St. Louis City: Marcel Hartel (72') · Real Salt Lake: Sergi Solans (60')
Key stats
Possession: St. Louis City 67% · Real Salt Lake 33% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 9-4