Venue & Game Info
Location: Energizer Park, St. Louis, MO
Kickoff: 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT
Broadcast: MLS Season Pass (Apple TV), KYKY Y98.1 FM (English), KXOK 102.9 FM (Spanish)
Weather Update
St. Louis Forecast (Oct. 18, 2025): Clear skies, 64°F at kickoff, light winds (5–8 mph). Comfortable fall evening conditions.
Team Recent Form
St. Louis City SC: Eliminated from playoff contention. Recent form: 4-5-1 in last 10, including a 3–1 win at Austin before the bye week. Marcel Hartel has been the standout, scoring twice in that match.
Real Salt Lake: Occupying the final playoff spot. Recent form: 4-6-0 in last 10, including a 3–2 win over St. Louis earlier this season. RSL have lost four straight away matches.
Injury Report
St. Louis: Cedric Teuchert (out, injury).
Real Salt Lake: Multiple absences — Marcos Zambrano, Kobi Henry, Matthew Bell, Zavier Gozo, Diego Luna, Javain Brown, Victor Olatunji, Braian Ojeda, and Zac MacMath all listed as unavailable.
Player Matchups
St. Louis:
Marcel Hartel — 9 goals, 5 assists; in form after brace vs. Austin.
Klauss — 2 goals, 3 assists in last 10; physical presence up front.
Roman Bürki — veteran goalkeeper, 119 saves this season.
Real Salt Lake:
Diego Luna — 9 goals, 3 assists; team’s top scorer, but sidelined with injury.
Justen Glad — defensive leader, tasked with containing Hartel.
Rafael Cabral — starting goalkeeper, 7 clean sheets, 63.7% save rate.
Series History
All-time: RSL lead 2-1-1 vs. St. Louis.
2025: RSL defeated St. Louis 3–2 earlier this season.
First-ever meeting (2023): St. Louis won 4–0, but since then RSL have taken 7 of 9 possible points.
Betting Trends
St. Louis: Averaging 1.9 goals scored per game in last 10, but conceding 1.8.
RSL: Averaging 1.2 goals scored per game in last 10, conceding 1.8.
Over has hit in 3 of last 4 head-to-heads.
RSL: 6-1-0 when scoring 2+ goals this season.
MATCH ODDS
St. Louis City SC + 135 Draw + 280 Real Salt Lake + 165
Over 3.5 – 140 Under 3.5 + 115
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 17, 2025
