St. Louis City SC

Match report

St Louis City hosted Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer regular season and lost 2-1 on Sunday. The visitors climbed to second place while the hosts remained in sixth. It was a match decided in fragments rather than sustained pressure.

S. Becher opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a finish that caught the defence off guard. A. Matan collected two yellow cards within a minute of each other in the 26th and 27th minutes, leaving Houston down a man. By then the game had shifted into a different shape, and the hosts pressed with more urgency.

There was a sense that Houston would need patience. I. Aliyu equalised in the 75th minute, and here's the thing — the away side had absorbed pressure for most of the first half before finding their rhythm. M. Bogusz saw a goal disallowed for offside in the 66th minute after a VAR review, a moment that could have shifted momentum.

D. Polvara restored the lead in the 85th minute, and to be fair, Houston had earned the right to take the points. The visitors created two big chances and kept their composure when the home side pushed forward. Substitutions brought fresh legs, but the game was largely settled.

St Louis recorded 47 per cent possession and 4.44 shots accuracy, while Houston managed 53 per cent and 2.22. Both sides registered four shots on target. The hosts generated 1.65 expected goals to Houston's 1.66, but the difference came in conversion.

Houston moved to 39 points from 22 games, three clear of third place. St Louis stayed on 34 points with nine wins and seven draws. The result extended Houston's recent run of clean sheets and ended a streak for the hosts who had not lost in five matches.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 3 – 8

Expected goals 1.65 – 1.66

⚽ 23' S. Becher — Goal 🟨 26' A. Matan — Yellow card 🟨 27' A. Matan — Yellow card ⇄ 46' M. Saracchi — Substitution ⇄ 57' D. Samassekou — Substitution ⇄ 57' D. McGuire — Substitution 🟨 58' M. Bogusz — Yellow card 🟨 58' A. Bouzat — Yellow card ⇄ 62' T. Ostrak — Substitution 🟨 63' S. Becher — Yellow card 66' M. Bogusz — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 70' C. Holse — Yellow card ⇄ 72' S. Jeong — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Matan — Substitution ⚽ 75' I. Aliyu — Goal 🟨 81' Lucas Halter — Yellow card ⚽ 85' D. Polvara — Goal ⇄ 87' A. Bouzat — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' S. Becher — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' L. Ennali — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' L. Ennali — Substitution 🟨 90+8' T. Totland — Yellow card

Match events

23' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Goal S. Becher assist: A. Matan
26' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Yellow card A. Matan
27' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Yellow card A. Matan
46' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Substitution M. Saracchi off: Felipe Andrade
57' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Substitution D. Samassekou off: H. Herrera
57' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Substitution D. McGuire off: I. Aliyu
58' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Yellow card M. Bogusz
58' 1:0 Houston Dynamo Yellow card A. Bouzat
62' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Substitution T. Ostrak off: C. Holse
63' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Yellow card S. Becher
66' 1:0 Houston Dynamo var_goal_cancelled_-_offside M. Bogusz
70' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Yellow card C. Holse
72' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Substitution S. Jeong off: P. Ault
72' 1:0 St. Louis City SC Substitution A. Matan off: L. MacNaughton
75' 1:1 Houston Dynamo Goal I. Aliyu
81' 1:1 Houston Dynamo Yellow card Lucas Halter
85' 2:1 St. Louis City SC Goal D. Polvara
87' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution A. Bouzat off: F. Negri
90+2' 2:1 St. Louis City SC Substitution S. Becher off: M. Perez
90+2' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution L. Ennali off: D. Holmes
90+3' 2:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution L. Ennali off: D. Holmes
90+8' 2:1 St. Louis City SC Yellow card T. Totland

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

4 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 8

1.65 Expected goals 1.66

2 Big chances 2

80 Attacks 83

1 Corners 5

18 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 17

1 Offsides 4

4 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

14 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

7/1839% Aerial duels 11/1861%

81 Backward passes 96

2 Blocked shots 6

22 Clearances 11

2/633% Crosses 5/2025%

5/1145% Dribbles 7/1258%

0.82 Expected assists 1.10

52 Failed passes 63

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

9 Interceptions 8

8 Key passes 12

20/4149% Long passes 19/3949%

104 Passes into the final third 134

260 Passes in the opposition half 303

180 Passes in own half 197

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.22

2 Shots from outside the box 8

7 Shots inside the box 10

7/1741% Tackles 9/1464%

434 Total passes 480

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