St. Louis CITY SC will finish its regular season on the road against Houston Dynamo on Saturday, November 7, with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. CT at Shell Energy Stadium. The match comes on MLS Decision Day and gives St. Louis one final chance to shape its season away from home.
The matchup also carries a clear recent-history angle. St. Louis CITY SC has already beaten Houston Dynamo twice this season, including a 2-1 win at Energizer Park in August. In that game, Dante Polvara scored the game-winner, helping CITY complete a season sweep of the Dynamo in the regular season meetings.
How the teams got here
This will be the third time these sides have met in 2024, and the season series has tilted St. Louis CITY SC's way. The two clubs also played in May in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal, when St. Louis advanced to its first-ever U.S. Open Cup semifinal with a 4-2 penalty shootout win after a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes against Houston.
That context makes Saturday's game more than just a finale. St. Louis enters with the confidence of having solved Houston twice already, while the Dynamo will be trying to end the year on a better note after last Saturday's 3-1 road loss to the Portland Timbers snapped a five-match unbeaten streak.
What the finale means
For St. Louis, the trip to Texas closes a regular season that has included both strong results and missed chances. The team is coming off a 1-0 loss to San Diego at Energizer Park last Saturday afternoon, but it still has a chance to leave the season with another positive result against a familiar opponent.
Houston, meanwhile, returns home looking to rebound after its unbeaten run ended. With both clubs already familiar with each other from league play and the Open Cup, this one should have the feel of a late-season rematch with a little extra meaning attached.
Saturday's meeting at Shell Energy Stadium will tell the final story of the regular season between St. Louis CITY SC and Houston Dynamo, and the latest chapter has already been written with St. Louis holding the upper hand.
