MLS grades heading into Leagues Cup: Can your team win it all?

To steal a line from myself back in May, no team has done better relative to preseason expectations than St. Louis. Sure, they struggle against compact defenses, but their up-tempo, aggressive, in-your-face style has barely faded between Matchday 1 and this break. St. Louis are leading the West in points per game (1.78) and are in position to ride home-field advantage all the way to MLS Cup, should they make it that far.

Leagues Cup hopes: Tough going.

In a group with Club América and the Crew, St. Louis don’t have an easy path towards the knockout rounds. Still, they should cause problems for both of their group-stage foes with their compact defending and direct attacking.