St. Louis City SC -defender Henry Kessler says that the team should compile a “complete” 90 minutes because they want to end to end their MLS Winless Streak against Minnesota United.
St. Louis has not won any of their last nine competitions (D3 L6), a run that goes back to mid -March, while they are 14th in the Western Conference on 11 points.
They had a 2-0 lead slipping away against Sporting Kansas City in their 2-2 draw in the midweek, and Kessler says that the team must start thinking about the stronger finishing of games.
“I think we should put a complete 90 minutes together,” he said. “We sometimes played really well, we have had late leads, so it's all about putting together a full 90 -minute fitness and mental focus.
“They must both be there. I think we can improve both.
“We all want to win, and if you haven't won for a while, frustration comes out. It takes time for consistent change. I think we'll get out of this [run]. “
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– St Louis City SC (@stlcitySC) May 16, 2025
In the meantime, Minnesota was brought back to Earth by a 2-0 defeat to the Houston Dynamo, just a few days after their big win over Inter Miami.
It was just their second defeat in 12 games, and they remain third in the West, five points behind leaders Vancouver.
Head coach Eric Ramsay was disappointed by the result of Wednesday, but expects his players to show some fighting on Saturday.
'We must ensure that there is no hangover [Wednesday’s] Match for Saturday, “he said.
“It is clear that I will follow a similar approach if the changes made by Miami in Houston, and I expect them to show a real despair to give that result well, and they will be well placed to do.”
Players to watch
Minnesota United – Morris Duggan
Houston Dynamo kept Minnesota on just one shot on goal in their defeat on Wednesday, with Morris Duggan the only player who tested the goalkeeper.
He also had five details in the box, more than all his teammates, even though he was a defender, although his expected goals (XG) Tally ended at 0.01.
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St. Louis City SC – Roman Burki
St. Louis pulled 2-2 with Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday, despite the fact that he had a 2-0 lead during the break.
Roman Burki was only confronted in the second half, compared to 11 in the first, but gave half of the attempts on the goal he was confronted with.
Match forecast: Minnesota United Win
Minnesota United has won three of their four all time with St. Louis City, including winning both meetings last season. The road team has won three of the four meetings, with the only home victory in the series that comes last October, a 4-1 victory for Minnesota in St. Paul.
The wages have only lost one of their last nine home games that go back to the end of last season (W5 D3). De Loons won successive home games during that period and won their last two home games of the regular 2024 season, with the second against St. Louis.
In the meantime, St. Louis won their first three road races in February March 2023. Since then they have only won five of 41 on the road in all competitions (D13 L23).
Opta wins probability
Minnesota United – 55.4%
Drawing – 23%
St. Louis City SC – 21.6%