Columbus Crew vs Saint-Louis Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 22 October 2026
🔉 The US Open Cup final brings together Columbus Crew and St. Louis City, and this match could turn out to be a high-scoring one. Both teams come into the game in fine attacking form: the hosts have been scoring consistently, while the visitors have shown impressive goalscoring output across their recent matches. Their home and away records also point to a high level of finishing. With both sides playing with confidence going forward, an open game with plenty of dangerous moments looks likely.
Head-to-Head
Columbus Crew beat St. Louis City away in their MLS match on 13 April 2025, winning 2-1. The shots on target were level at 5-5, but the visitors had noticeably more possession - 68% to 32% - though they edged behind on expected goals: 1.68 against 1.82.
📊 Columbus Crew have won both official meetings with St. Louis City - home and away. Both teams scored in each match, but Columbus Crew won both times, with the score 2-1 on each occasion. Two goals were scored in the first half of each meeting.
Head-to-head encounters tend to be high-scoring.
Columbus Crew have scored at least two goals in six matches.
In their last MLS match on 18 October 2026, Columbus Crew beat Cincinnati away 2-0, despite having just 32% possession and managing only three shots to their opponents' 23. Both of Columbus Crew's shots on target resulted in goals, while the expected goals figures went against them at 0.27 to 2.47.
Columbus Crew have won six and lost four of their last ten matches, which reflects a strong level of performance. They average 1.8 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game, showing good attacking output alongside a relatively solid defence for that level of scoring. In their last five matches, Columbus Crew have four wins and one defeat, and they began that run with three consecutive victories. Their home record is particularly worth noting: Total Goals - Over 2.5 has landed in six of their previous seven matches at home, which highlights the team's tendency towards open football on their own ground.
Match Results: Columbus Crew
St. Louis City have suffered just one defeat in their last 10 away matches.
In their last MLS match on 17 October 2026, St. Louis City led 2-0 away at Minnesota United at half-time but went on to lose 3-2. The visitors had the majority of possession at 55%, but their opponents far outshot them: 27 attempts to 15.
St Louis City come into this match with equally impressive numbers: just one defeat in their last ten meetings, with three draws and six wins, and an average of 2.9 goals scored per game - a very high figure for a side playing away from home. During that period they have only once failed to take points, and they are consistently high-scoring even on the road - they scored more than 1.5 goals in ten of their last eleven away matches. The defence is less reliable, conceding an average of 1.4 goals per game, but the attack compensates for any problems at the back.
Match Results: Saint-Louis City
Prediction for the 1st half
Columbus Crew have scored in the first half in 10 of their last 11 home matches - a trend that points to a strong likelihood of the hosts finding the net in the opening 45 minutes. The price on Columbus Crew Team Total - Over 0.5 in the 1st Half is 1.76*.
Match Result Prediction
St Louis City have gone 21 of their last 22 matches without defeat, which reflects a strong trend. The team have just one loss across the entire season, and away from home they have won three and drawn one from four matches. Double Chance - St Louis City at 1.57* looks justified.
Total Goals Prediction
In 6 of their last 7 home matches, Columbus Crew have seen over 2.5 goals, which supports the trend. Columbus Crew average 1.83 goals scored at home, while St. Louis City average 2.6 away and 2.9 across the season. Both sides also concede regularly: Columbus Crew give up 1.17 at home, St. Louis City 1.2 away. That scoring pattern from both teams, combined with the recent trend, makes a bet on Total Goals - Over 2.5 at 1.50* a reasonable one.
Corners Prediction
Total Corners - Over 7.5 has landed in 10 of Columbus Crew's last 11 home matches, which is backed up by a recent trend. That figure points to a consistent corner count at home. The odds on this are 1.30*.
Correct Score Prediction
According to the algorithm's calculations, the top three most likely outcomes for this match are: 1-1 (10.51%), 1-0 (7.23%), and 2-1 (7.22%). The most probable result is a 1-1 draw, though the other two scorelines have very similar chances of occurring.
*Odds are indicative and may vary across different bookmakers.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Both teams have a clear attacking threat and rarely settle for just one goal per match: Columbus Crew have consistently scored more than 1.5 goals in six consecutive matches, while St. Louis City show an even stronger away attack, scoring more than two goals per game in almost all of their recent away fixtures. Columbus's home record on Total Goals - Over 2.5 further supports a high-scoring outcome, as do the recent attacking trends of both sides, with no obvious shift towards defensive caution from either team based on the status of the match or the form of either defence. The main prediction is Total Goals - Over 2.5.
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