New York Red Bulls vs St. Louis City SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

New York Red Bulls host St. Louis City SC at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, September 26 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

New York Red Bulls have no fresh absences to report and should field their strongest available group, built around Julian Zakrzewski Hall, whose 10 goals from 51 shots make him the focal point of the home attack, with Jorge Ruvalcaba Castro and playmaker Emil Forsberg — who has created 32 chances this season — expected to feature prominently in support. St. Louis City SC arrive with a clean team sheet too, leaning on top scorer Simon Becher, who has 8 goals from 65 shots, alongside attacking midfielder Daniel Edelman, who has chipped in 4 goals and created 21 chances from midfield.

Expect a tighter contest than the scorelines each side has produced lately, with New York Red Bulls’ defense set up to frustrate before their own quality tells at the other end. St. Louis have shown they can find the net against anyone, but a narrow margin feels right, with the hosts edging a game that swings on a handful of key moments rather than end-to-end chaos.

US viewers can watch New York Red Bulls vs St. Louis City SC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

New York Red Bulls sit eighth in the East, still very much alive in the playoff picture, while St. Louis City SC are third in the West on 44 points from 26 games (12 wins, 8 draws, 6 losses) with a +9 goal difference — form that has them firmly in the mix for a high seed.

Western Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Julian Zakrzewski Hall (New York Red Bulls): The forward leads the Red Bulls with 10 goals from 51 shots, 26 of them on target — the clear focal point of New York’s attack.
• Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls): The midfielder has created 32 chances to go with 3 goals of his own, the creative hub feeding Hall and company.
• Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC): St. Louis’ top scorer with 8 goals from 65 shots and 25 on target, the forward New York’s defense will need to contain.

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls: L D L W W

• 2026-09-19: NYCFC 0-1 New York Red Bulls (W, away)
• 2026-09-13: Columbus Crew 0-1 New York Red Bulls (W, away)
• 2026-09-10: LAFC 2-0 New York Red Bulls (L, away)
• 2026-09-06: Seattle Sounders 0-0 New York Red Bulls (D, away)
• 2026-08-30: New York Red Bulls 1-3 Philadelphia Union (L, home)

New York enter on back-to-back 1-0 wins, at Columbus Crew and then at NYCFC, following a 2-0 loss at LAFC, a scoreless draw at Seattle, and a 1-3 home defeat to Philadelphia Union.

St. Louis City SC: D W D W W

• 2026-09-20: St. Louis City SC 3-1 Toronto FC (W, home)
• 2026-09-13: St. Louis City SC 4-2 Minnesota United (W, home)
• 2026-09-10: Portland Timbers 2-2 St. Louis City SC (D, away)
• 2026-09-06: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 St. Louis City SC (W, away)
• 2026-08-31: St. Louis City SC 3-3 FC Dallas (D, home)

St. Louis go into the weekend off a 3-1 win over Toronto FC and a 4-2 win over Minnesota United, either side of a 2-2 draw at Portland Timbers, a 3-1 win at Vancouver Whitecaps, and a 3-3 draw with FC Dallas.

New York Red Bulls vs St. Louis City SC Prediction

Our Signal model has this finishing 2-1 to New York Red Bulls. St. Louis sit third in the West and New York eighth in the East, both firmly inside the playoff conversation, but this looks like a game defined by fine margins — New York’s attack, led by Julian Zakrzewski Hall’s 10 goals, edges it, with St. Louis getting on the scoresheet themselves before falling just short.