By Canadian Press on April 12, 2025.
Columbus Crew (4-0-3, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Saint Louis City SC (2-3-2, 12th in the Western Conference) Old North Saint Louis, St. Louis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbus +153, Saint Louis +164, Draw +238; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis City SC will try to break a three-game slide when it takes on the Columbus Crew. Saint Louis is 1-1-1 at home. Saint Louis is second in the Western Conference allowing four goals. The Crew are 2-0-1 on the road. The Crew have a 3-0 record in matches decided by one goal. The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. TOP PERFORMERS: Marcel Hartel has scored one goal for Saint Louis. Simon Becher has one goal. Diego Rossi has four goals for the Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe has three goals and one assist. SEASON SO FAR: Saint Louis: Averaging 0.6 goals, 3.1 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 0.6 goals per game. Crew: Averaging 1.4 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 0.7 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Saint Louis: Jayden Reid (injured), Chris Durkin (injured), Tomas Totland (injured), Jannes Horn (injured), Rasmus Alm (injured), Roman Burki (injured). Crew: Nicholas Hagen Godoy (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 18