Match Report
Before the match
St. Louis City came into the game with one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five outings, scoring ten goals and conceding 11. A 3-2 defeat at home to Portland Timbers (29 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 6-2 at home to Los Angeles Galaxy on 11 October.
Major League Soccer, 29 October brought a home meeting with Portland Timbers; St. Louis City lost 2-3, a return of two goals scored and three conceded. St. Louis City visited Real Salt Lake on 25 October (Major League Soccer) and lost 0-3; their goals totalled zero, compared with three conceded. Minnesota United FC hosted St. Louis City (Major League Soccer) on 17 October. For St. Louis City, the score was 2-3: two goals scored, three allowed. 0-0 was St. Louis City's result against Vancouver Whitecaps on 15 October (Major League Soccer), playing at home; St. Louis City drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 11 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired St. Louis City with Los Angeles Galaxy. St. Louis City won 6-2 at home, netting six goals while conceding two.
San Diego: three draws and two defeats over five games; nine goals scored, 15 conceded, without a win. Vancouver Whitecaps were their latest opponents, away on 29 October: a 4-1 defeat.
Playing away from home against Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer), San Diego finished 1-4 on 29 October. Their score comprised one goal, against four from the opposition. 25 October: San Diego drew 2-2 against Seattle Sounders at home in Major League Soccer, scoring two goals and allowing two. Against Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, San Diego scored two and conceded two on 18 October; the away from home result was 2-2. San Diego's at home game on 15 October (Major League Soccer) ended 3-3 against Houston Dynamo, with three goals for and three against. On 10 October, New York Red Bulls faced San Diego in Major League Soccer: San Diego lost 1-4 away from home, having scored one and conceded four.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-0 home win for San Diego on 2 March and a 2-1 away win for San Diego on 11 May 2025.
After the match
San Diego edged past St. Louis City 1-0 at Citypark, St. Louis, Missouri on 31 October 2026. Anders Dreyer opened the scoring in the 39th minute for San Diego, set up by Alejandro Alvarado Jr, to make it 1-0. Alejandro Alvarado Jr (56'), Lukas MacNaughton (74') and Carlo Holse (87') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make St. Louis City slightly the stronger side, by 48 rating points over San Diego, even though it was San Diego who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives San Diego only a 22.2% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. St. Louis City's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats in the 2026 Major League Soccer. By expected goals the balance of play sat the other way: 1.39 to 0.75. St. Louis City: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for St. Louis City. The card tally for San Diego was one yellow card. five changes were recorded for San Diego. A clean sheet for San Diego.