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St. Louis City First Half Goals
In 126 MLS matches, 68.3% of St. Louis City’s first halves produced a goal, 29th of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 49.2% of them and conceded in 42.9%.
What St. Louis City’s first halves look like
The back line is a different proposition on the road: 52.4% of away matches bring an early goal against St. Louis City, next to 33.3% at home. St. Louis City are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 57.1% of home matches, 41.3% of away ones, 15.8pp between them.
St. Louis City come 29th of 30 in the published MLS field for the share of their first halves that produce a goal. St. Louis City shade the early exchanges without dominating them: a goal of their own before the break in 49.2% of matches, one against in 42.9%.
The record here is thinner than most of the division's: 126 matches against a typical 165. A goal arrives before halftime in 68.3% of St. Louis City’s MLS matches. The MLS figure is 73.6%, leaving them 5.3pp short of it. A goalless first half remains common all the same, at 31.7%.
Every figure on this page rests on 126 completed St. Louis City matches over 4 seasons (2023 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
St. Louis City first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 68.3% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 37.3% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 15.9% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.26 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 49.2% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 42.9% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.71 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.55 |
| Matches counted | 126 |
| Seasons covered | 4 (2023 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68.3% | 41.3% | 57.1% | 33.3% | 1.30 | 63 |
| Away | 68.3% | 33.3% | 41.3% | 52.4% | 1.22 | 63 |
St. Louis City score before halftime 57.1% of the time at home against 41.3% away, a gap of 15.8pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
St. Louis City against MLS
| Line | St. Louis City | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 68.3% | 73.6% | −5.3pp |
| Over 1.5 | 37.3% | 38.6% | −1.3pp |
| Over 2.5 | 15.9% | 15.5% | +0.4pp |
Counted from 126 matches · 4 seasons · 2023 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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