Comments, predictions St Louis City vs Earthquakes: Fierce fighting
The match between St Louis City vs Earthquakes in MLS takes place at 1:30 a.m. on June 1. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest St Louis City vs Earthquakes team information
St Louis have no new injuries since their last game, but are still facing a long list of absentees.
Defender duo Jannes-Kilian Horn and Alfredo Morales (35 years old) are still out with hamstring and muscle injuries.
Joakim Nilsson has been out since the match against Seattle Sounders on May 4 with a knee injury, while German midfielder Eduard Lowen is expected to miss his sixth consecutive match for personal reasons.
Defender Tomas Totland is also yet to return from a hamstring injury he suffered in March and will continue to be absent.
As for San Jose Earthquakes, they will be without Chicho Arango, Noel Buck, Daniel, Francesco Montali and Niko Tsakiris - players who are recovering from injuries.
After the decisive goal in the previous match, 25-year-old striker Ousseni Bouda will likely be given the opportunity to start in attack by coach Arena.
St Louis City vs Earthquakes latest predicted lineup
St Louis City:
Burki; Baumgartl, Hiebert, Yaro; Wallem, Durkin, Watts, Girdwood-Reich; Hartel, Klauss, Teuchert
San Jose Earthquakes:
Edwards Jr.; Romnie, Munnie, Rodrigues; Costa, Leroux, Harkes, Kikanovic; Pellegrino, Espinoza; Martinez
Latest football review St Louis City vs Earthquakes
Having won the Supporters' Shield in their first season, St Louis have fallen from grace since their 2023 glory, failing to qualify for the play-offs last season and finishing 12th in the Western Conference.
Coach Olof Mellberg was appointed on November 24 with the hope of bringing stability and clear direction, but his reign continued to follow the same path as last season, despite not having a bad start.
The early stages of the Swede’s reign were positive, with two goalless draws followed by two consecutive wins – a run without conceding a goal. However, that upturn quickly gave way to a slump.
The two early wins of the season remain their only wins so far, with St Louis now on a run of 11 straight games without a win, including eight defeats, conceding 20 goals and scoring just 11.
Coach Mellberg leaves the team with the club sitting 14th in the Western Conference standings with just 11 points after 15 games – just above LA Galaxy, who are bottom of the table.
The home ground of Energizer Park does not offer a clear advantage either, with St Louis taking just seven points from six games – including just one win in front of their own fans.
However, interim coach Neil Critchley can be optimistic because of the recent head-to-head record at home: St Louis beat San Jose 3-0 in 2023 and continued to win 2-0 last season.
Meanwhile, San Jose travel to Missouri hoping to end their poor run of form here, carrying with them an impressive run of six unbeaten matches in MLS and eight matches in all competitions.
It's been a remarkable resurgence for San Jose after a difficult March and April that saw them lose six of their eight league games, with just one win and one draw during that period.
May has been a turning point for Bruce Arena's side, with three wins in their last six games. Most recently, they had a hard-fought 1-0 win over LA Galaxy thanks to a 77th-minute goal from Ousseni Bouda.
San Jose currently has a record of 6 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses after 16 MLS matches, ranking 7th in the Western Conference and 15th in the league.
Their attack has been effective with 33 goals, but their defense has been shaky, having conceded 26. However, signs of improvement have emerged recently, with three clean sheets in their last five MLS games.
All three of those clean sheets have come away from home, where San Jose have picked up seven points from their last three games, and they'll take that confidence to a venue where they've struggled in the past.
St Louis City vs Earthquakes latest score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.St Louis City vs Earthquakesas follows:
- Sportsmole:St Louis City 1-1 Earthquakes
- WhoScore:St Louis City 2-1 Earthquakes
- Our newspaper predicts:St Louis City 1-1 Earthquakes
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