The bitter rivalry between St. Louis & Chicago added another chapter in its long history this past Saturday night at CITYPARK. For the first time since joining the MLS last season, the Chicago Fire made a trip to Market Street to square off against the Boys in Red. After knocking CITY out of the U.S. Open Cup last season, followed...
Ahead of St Louis City SC's clash against the Chicago Fire at CITYPARK, multiple players for the hosts are battling injuries and with a heavier week ahead of matches, who is and who isn't ready to be brought into the squad is a topic of interest.
Starting with the positives, it's another match day without a loss for St Louis City SC. Only one defeat in their last nine matches sounds good on paper, but getting to the bare bones of the team shows why the streak of little defeats leaves them sitting 9th in the Western Conference.
The newest chapter in the youngest rivalry in MLS was written at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday night, and boy did it deliver. The Boys in Red, accompanied by droves of traveling supporters, made the 250+ mile journey across state lines to take on Sporting Kansas at the furniture outlet. CITY looked to gain revenge after dropping both playoff...
The match on Saturday started off strong for St Louis CITY SC, closing the first half with a 2-1 lead and edging Sporting Kansas by most measurables throughout the game. Despite Kansas' season-long tendency to collapse after the 60', the same CITY defense that blanked Austin last week had two significant lapses; a Bürki own-goal off of forward...
Sunday games are not ideal for us amateur part time commentators. There is no next morning in the front room with the dog at my feet, a swiftly cooling cup of coffee teetering on a coaster that likely causes more spills than it saves, and two slices of cinnamon toast (don't judge), and several hours of ahead of me...
Editor's Note: The City SC Report is happy to welcome Henry Chappell as a guest writer.
From possession percentage to expected goals (xG) to accurate passes, to sheer moxie* St Louis SC CITY dominated all possible measurables against bottom dweller FC Dallas Saturday night. Well, all measurables with the exception of balls in net and the most important of all, a win. Despite the 0-0 result Saturday night, it was an exciting game that...
After a five-match unbeaten run to begin the MLS season, CITY suffered their first loss of the 2024 campaign at the hands of Cristian Arango and Real Salt Lake by a score of 3-1. The Boys in Red took a 1-0 lead into the halftime break, but things soon fell apart as one of the best goalscorers in MLS made his presence known in the second half....
Last year, St Louis City SC split games with Real Salt Lake winning away 4-0 at the end of March and RSL returning the favor over the summer. It's not even April and we've burned through our home and away with the salty team from Utah. This could potentially be a burgeoning rivalry but it's tough to build that when...
