Son Heung-Min, LAFC Push Past St. Louis to 21 Points — Lafc Vs St. Louis
LAFC’s lafc vs st. louis rematch arrives Wednesday at Energizer Park with three points on the line and both clubs carrying sharp early-season numbers. LAFC sits third in the Western Conference with 21 points, while St. Louis CITY SC is trying to climb out of 14th place after a start that has left little margin.
Marc Dos Santos did not hide what he thinks has been building. After Saturday’s home loss to Houston, he said: “It shows right now we're paying a little bit of the price of everything since the beginning of the season,” and added, “But I know we'll get out of it. I know the group. I know the mentality. I know what they want, so I have full confidence that we're going to bounce back.”
Energizer Park Meets LAFC
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday in St. Louis, Missouri, about 70 hours after LAFC’s final whistle against Houston. That kind of turnaround leaves little room for recovery, especially for a team already sitting sixth in the MLS Supporters’ Shield race and carrying a 6W-3L-3D record.
LAFC also enters with recent uneven form, going 2W-3L-2D over its last seven matches in all competitions. That is the tension in this trip: the standings still point up, but the run of results has not been clean enough to match the table position.
St. Louis Under Yoann Damet
St. Louis comes in at 14th in the Western Conference with nine points from 11 matches and a 2W-6L-3D record. The team has scored 10 goals, allowed 18, and carries a minus-8 goal differential, while its home record stands at 1W-2L-1D.
Roman Bürki has started every St. Louis match and played every minute of the club’s MLS schedule this year, making 32 saves along the way. Marcel Hartel leads the club with three goals, and Simon Becher leads with three assists. Jeong Sang-bin supplied the only goal in St. Louis’ 1-0 road win over Colorado in its last outing.
LAFC’s Earlier 2-0 Win
LAFC already beat St. Louis 2-0 in Los Angeles earlier this season, and both goals came from Mathieu Choinière from long range with his right foot. Choinière now has two goals and two assists in league play, while Denis Bouanga leads LAFC with five goals and Son Heung-Min leads Major League Soccer with eight assists.
Hugo Lloris has eight clean sheets in 11 starts, and David Martínez has added three goals and two assists in league play. For St. Louis, the matchup comes between league pressure and a second competition line after advancing to the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals two weeks ago; the club will host the Houston Dynamo on May 19 at Energizer Park, which only adds to the workload around this stretch.
