Real Salt Lake vs St Louis City Sc Picks and Predictions July 5th 2025

Real Salt Lake Starts Key Home Stretch With Clash Against St. Louis City

A July slate packed with home matches gives Real Salt Lake a golden opportunity to climb out of the Western Conference basement, beginning Saturday night when they host St. Louis City SC at America First Field.

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RSL (5-10-4, 19 points) currently sits 13th in the West, seven points shy of the ninth-place playoff line. With four of their next five matches at home, the stakes are high—and the expectations are clear.

“Home games are always an opportunity that you have to grab full force, so we’re buzzing about it,” defender Justen Glad said. “We know we need to get points, climb the table and then get above that playoff line.”

They’ll have to do it without Diego Luna, their leading scorer (eight goals), who is currently with the U.S. national team for the Gold Cup final. Still, Saturday’s matchup presents a prime opportunity against a St. Louis squad in disarray.

St. Louis City (3-11-6, 15 points) has won just once in its last 16 matches, going 1-11-4 during that brutal stretch. Their most recent performance—a 1-0 loss at Houston—highlighted their season-long struggle to generate offense. They didn’t register a shot on target until stoppage time.

“We weren’t good enough with our build-up,” interim coach David Critchley said. “If we’re going to build through or around teams, we have to create a shot or a chance from it.”

St. Louis opened the season 2-0-2 but has collapsed defensively, conceding 25 goals over its last 11 games. Joao Klauss remains a bright spot with six goals on the season—four in the last three matches—but he’s lacked consistent support.

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Salt Lake has its own scoring threat in veteran Johnny Russell, who has found the net in back-to-back matches. Despite the 1-1 draw last week in Kansas City, RSL is encouraged by its recent progress and the chance to string together home wins.

With both sides needing a result for very different reasons, this fixture offers strong value for those exploring MLS betting predictions and looking to capitalize on momentum, motivation, and matchups.

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