St Louis City v Austin

St Louis City vs Austin Preview

A top five clash in the Western Conference awaits us on Sunday night when the Conference leaders, St Louis City, play host to fifth placed Austin at CITYPARK with both teams looking to further bolster their claims for a top seven finish and a place in the Final Series.

After stumbling to three defeats in their preceding four matches, losing to the likes of Dallas, Nashville and Real Salt Lake, St Louis City have since embarked upon an impressive run of results in the MLS as the hosts have collected four wins from their last five matches heading into the season break.

Although they were also dealt a heavy 3-0 defeat away from home at Los Angeles, St Louis City outweighed this loss by recording victories against San Jose Earthquakes, Colorado Rapids, Toronto and Inter Miami.

The new franchise club have been handed only three defeats in their 12 home games to date so far in this campaign but with eight wins already under their belts, St Louis City look well set to further add to their points tally on Sunday night where they'll be looking to extend their four-point lead at the top of the Conference.

Austin FC currently occupy fifth place in the Western Conference and the visitors also bring an encouraging set of results into the resumption of this season's MLS campaign as they have lost just once in their last six matches overall, that loss coming in the form of a 2-1 defeat away from home in Canada against Vancouver Whitecaps.

On the flip-side, victories gained over Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Minnesota United and Sporting Kansas have helped maintain Austin's position in the top seven pack and the possibility of Final Series action later in the season but with the likes of Dallas and Houston Dynamo both breathing down their necks, Austin know they must continue to pick up points.

Austin have picked up nine wins to date in this season's MLS campaign, six of which have been achieved on home soil at their Q2 Stadium, while results away from home (in particular, wins) continue to elude the visitors for the majority of the time.

The bigger picture shows Austin FC have managed to register just three wins from their previous 16 away matches overall but having also been handed no fewer than 11 losses on their travels within this period as well, Austin look set to have their work cut out at CITYPARK on Sunday night.

St Louis City v Austin FC Verdict

Goals look set to feature in this clash as 12 of Austin's last 16 away games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and as St Louis City have been pretty reliable at home, a victory for the hosts and Over 2.5 goals looks likely here.

Therefore, our main bet will be St Louis City win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

St Louis City win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.60

Correct score: St Louis City 3-0 @ 17.00