St. Louis City and Real Salt Lake meet at CITYPARK in Matchday 20 of the Major League Soccer Regular Season, with the table placing just one point between them. Real Salt Lake sit fourth with 26 points from 16 matches, while St. Louis City are seventh on 25 points from 17 matches. Both sides occupy the top third of the 30-team table.
The recent form picture tells two very different stories heading into this fixture. Real Salt Lake have taken 9 points from their last five matches, a run that includes victories over Portland Timbers, San Diego and Sporting Kansas City. Their only blemishes in that spell are defeats to Los Angeles Galaxy and Inter Miami.
St. Louis City, by contrast, have gathered just 2 points from their last five matches. They arrive at CITYPARK carrying a run of three consecutive defeats, having lost to Austin, San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders in that sequence. Their two draws against New York City FC and FC Dallas represent the sum of their recent returns.
On the goals front, Real Salt Lake have scored 28 and conceded 24 across their 16 matches. St. Louis City show a perfectly level 23-23 record across their 17 outings. The hosts have played one match more than their visitors, yet find themselves one point adrift in the table.
With the points gap as tight as it is, Sunday's result at CITYPARK carries clear significance for where both clubs stand in Major League Soccer's Regular Season standings.