Dodgers vs Cardinals: match prediction on 4 September 2026

Dodgers win. The model predicts 4.4 goals for the hosts and 3.7 for the visitors, and the service's prediction places a Dodgers victory at 63%.

The Dodgers have won two of their last five matches, losing three. Their run ended with an 8:13 defeat to the Cardinals at home on 2 September. Before that they beat the Tigers 6:1 on 30 August, lost 1:2 on 29 August, won 2:1 on 28 August, and fell 0:1 to the Braves on 27 August. They have scored 17 and conceded 18 across those five games.

The Cardinals come in with slightly better recent form. Three wins and two losses gives them 9 points from 5 matches, with 30 goals scored and 25 conceded. Their last outing was the same 13:8 victory over the Dodgers. Before that they lost 4:5 to the Pirates on 30 August, lost 2:6 on 29 August, beat the Pirates 4:1 on 29 August, and beat the Orioles 7:5 on 27 August.

The head-to-head record contains only one meeting in the database, and it went against the hosts. The Cardinals won 13:8 at the Dodgers on 2 September.

The model's predictions are clear. It puts Dodgers expected goals at 4.4 and Cardinals expected goals at 3.7. The draw probability is 0%, both teams to score is 0%, and 3 or more goals is 0%. These figures come from the model's calculation of goals scored and conceded; they do not account for injuries or fixture congestion, neither of which are available in the data.