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St. Louis City vs Real Salt Lake Prediction— USA - MLS

Regular Season - 18 ·Sunday, August 2, 2026, 00:30

St. Louis City logo
St. Louis City
PPG 2.00 · HOME
VS
UPCOMING
Real Salt Lake logo
Real Salt Lake
PPG 0.62 · AWAY

// Model verdict

Over 2.5

Combined xG of 2.9 puts the goal expectation above the line. Model probability 61.2% vs bookmaker-implied 64.5%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-05.3%0-15.8%0-23.2%0-31.1%0-4+0.4%1 1-09.8%1-110.7%1-25.8%1-32.1%1-4+0.7%2 2-09.0%2-19.9%2-25.4%2-32.0%2-4+0.7%3 3-05.6%3-16.1%3-23.3%3-31.2%3-4+0.4%4+ 4+-03.9%4+-14.3%4+-22.3%4+-30.9%4+-4+0.3%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 53.8% 50.0% 2.00 +7.6%
Draw 22.6% 26.0% 3.85 -7.8%
Away win 23.6% 31.3% 3.20 -14.7%
Over 2.5 61.2% 64.5% 1.55 -5.1%
Over 3.5 37.3% 42.6% 2.35 -12.3%
BTTS 55.4% 67.6% 1.48 -18.0%
Home O1.5 53.6% 57.8% 1.73 -7.3%
Away O1.5 36.5% 44.4% 2.25 -17.9%

League track record

Based on 34 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 53%
O2.5 59%
BTTS 50%
Score Hit 35%
ROI -34.4%
Bet Hit 42%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 51%CONFIDENCE
xG (home)1.8 xG (away)1.1 BTTS prob55.4%

H 54% / xG 1.8-1.1 / O2.5 61% / BTTS 55%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 10.7%
#2 2–1 9.9%
#3 2–0 9.0%
#4 1–0 9.8%
#5 0–0 5.3%

Expected goals MODEL xG

St. Louis City1.8
Real Salt Lake1.1

COMBINED 2.9 xG → O2.5 PROB 61.2% · O3.5 PROB 37.3%

Form & verdict PPG

ST. LOUIS CITY · PPG 2.00

REAL SALT LAKE · PPG 0.62

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

xG gap +0.76 - moderate Home edge

Win probability 1X2

St. Louis City (H) 53.8%
ODDS 2.00 · IMPLIED 50.0% EV +7.6%
Draw 22.6%
ODDS 3.85 · IMPLIED 26.0% EV -7.8%
Real Salt Lake (A) 23.6%
ODDS 3.20 · IMPLIED 31.3% EV -14.7%

Match Preview & Prediction

St. Louis City face Real Salt Lake in USA - MLS on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives St. Louis City a 54% chance, the draw 23% and Real Salt Lake 24%, so St. Louis City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.8 for St. Louis City and 1.1 for Real Salt Lake (2.9 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 61% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 55% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, St. Louis City are averaging 2.00 points per game versus 0.62 for Real Salt Lake.

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