LAFC vs St. Louis City prediction and betting tips on April 28, 2025

Game Prediction

As part of the regular MLS season, LAFC will face St. Louis City on April 28, 2025. The home team, having had a poor start to the tournament, will try to please their fans with a win.
Our prediction for LAFC vs St. Louis City
The California side collected 64 points last season—the same as LA Galaxy—but finished above their neighbors on tiebreakers. In the playoffs, they beat the Vancouver Whitecaps in the third match but then fell to the Seattle Sounders in extra time. Their rivals collected almost half as many points, just 37, which was the twelfth-best result in the West.
This season, Steve Cherundolo’s men nearly knocked Inter Miami out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. They won at home but then suffered a lifeless 1–3 defeat in the return leg. In MLS, after two opening wins, they've mostly lost. Their last outing was a spectacular 3–3 draw against Portland Timbers. St. Louis brought in Olaf Mellberg as head coach. But after a couple of draws and wins to start, the club began losing consecutively. The last match against Vancouver Whitecaps ended 0–0 only because their opponents failed to score.
Under and his teammates average 1.44 goals per game while conceding even more—1.56. The visitors now have a dull and negative goal ratio—0.56 scored to 0.67 conceded.
LAFC vs St. Louis City: Key Stats and Trends
- LAFC have lost four of their last seven MLS matches
- 44% of LAFC’s games end with both teams scoring and the average goals per match is 3
- St. Louis City have lost four of their last five games
- Just 11% of St. Louis games feature goals from both sides, with an average total of 1.22 goals per match
LAFC vs St. Louis City: Probable Starting Lineups
LAFC (probable lineup): Lloris – Hollingshead, Marlon, Long, Palencia – Delgado, Jesus, Tillmann – Bouanga, Ordaz, Ünder
St. Louis City (probable lineup): Lundt – Baumgartl, Kessler, Yaro – Heibert, Pineiro Martins, Teuchert, Hartel, Morales, Valle – Klauss
Previous meetings: LAFC vs St. Louis City
There have been a total of four official encounters. LAFC claimed three wins, drawing just once away from home in a goalless match.
Free prediction for LAFC vs St. Louis City
The hosts have their own problems, but this is the kind of opponent they must beat at home. Our pick: LAFC to win with a "-1 goal" handicap (odds – 1.87).
Place your bets on the upcoming match and follow your team’s standing in the regular MLS season table.
