Real Salt Lake vs St. Louis City: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Rio Tinto Stadium MLS 2026

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Real Salt Lake #10 · 36 pts

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St. Louis City #2 · 51 pts
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St. Louis City arrives with an unbeaten streak of nineteen matches in the tournament and sits close to the top of the group, while Real Salt Lake tries to reverse a run of four losses in the last six games. The visitor carries a strong scoring average recently, whereas the local struggles to secure wins despite having earned more than half of its victories at home.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • St. Louis City have not beaten Real Salt Lake in 7 games.

  • St. Louis City are 4 points behind the group leaders.

Current form

Real Salt Lake relies on collecting more than half of its victories at home to offset defensive issues, while St. Louis City secured five away wins across fourteen attempts to sustain its position near the top.

Where they stand

Group B
Team MP GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 +32 55
2 St. Louis City 30 +15 51
3 FC Dallas 30 +8 51
4 San Jose Earthquakes 30 +10 48
5 Houston Dynamo 30 +2 47
6 Los Angeles FC 31 +15 46
7 Seattle Sounders FC 30 +2 42
8 LA Galaxy 31 -9 40
9 Colorado Rapids 30 0 39
10 Real Salt Lake 30 -3 36
11 Portland Timbers 30 -5 34
12 San Diego FC 30 -3 34
13 Minnesota United 30 -8 34
14 Austin FC 30 -18 31
15 Sporting Kansas City 30 -39 22

The difference-makers

Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake relies on Sergi Solans to shoulder the scoring burden, leaving the team vulnerable whenever he fails to convert.

St. Louis City. Simon Becher supports Rafael Navarro, whose goal output drives the visitor attack while the local defense struggles to contain opposing scorers.

Playing style

St. Louis CityReal Salt Lake
54.9% Possession 47.1%
6.1 Remates al arco 5
12.1 Remates totales 12.9
4.3 Corners 4.6
15.6 Fouls 12.5

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

St. Louis City controls possession more often and generates more shots on target, pointing to sustained territorial pressure against a local side that tends to concede more than one goal per match recently.

When they settle games

Real Salt Lake 42 goals

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St. Louis City 55 goals

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The visiting surge before halftime clashes with Real Salt Lake conceding frequently near the end of matches.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 8 matches
1St. Louis City won
4Draws
3Real Salt Lake won
Goals in the head-to-head13 – 14
Matches8
Last win for St. Louis City03/2023
Last win for Real Salt Lake07/2025

Latest matchups

2/8/26Major League SoccerSt. Louis City1–1Real Salt Lake
19/10/25Major League SoccerSt. Louis City2–2Real Salt Lake
6/7/25Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake3–2St. Louis City
5/2/25Club Teams FriendliesReal Salt Lake1–1St. Louis City
31/3/24Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake3–1St. Louis City
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25/2/24Major League SoccerSt. Louis City1–1Real Salt Lake
22/6/23Major League SoccerSt. Louis City1–3Real Salt Lake
26/3/23Major League SoccerReal Salt Lake0–4St. Louis City

Historical data shows St. Louis City has not defeated Real Salt Lake in seven meetings, though recent form heavily favors the visitor.

Who scored in these meetings

29 0 · in 8 meetings

High scoring figures from Rafael Navarro and the visiting attack contrast with a disciplinary record of twenty-nine yellow cards across recent meetings, indicating that defensive friction will define the physical battles around the box.