Gameweek eight in the MLS Regular Season tosses up an intriguing Western Conference battle with St Louis City preparing to take on Austin FC at CityPark in Missouri on Sunday.
Both sides have made a less-than-ideal start to the 2024 MLS campaign, with the hosts currently sitting in 11th place in the Conference standings, while the visitors are 8th following their thrilling 4-3 victory over rock-bottom San Jose Earthquakes last time out.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
St. Louis City vs Austin FC kick-off time
| Date: | Sunday, April 14, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 9:15 pm ET/6:15 pm PT |
| Venue: | CityPark |
St. Louis City will welcome Austin FC to the CityPark on Sunday, April 14, 2024, with kick-off scheduled at 9:15 pm ET/6:15 pm PT in the US.
How to watch St. Louis City vs Austin FC online - TV channels & live streams
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Team news & squads
St. Louis City team news
Eduard Lowen and Joakim Nilsson, both of whom missed the last match due to hamstring and rib injuries, respectively, could return for this match as they are close to full strength.
Tim Parker has been struggling with a back injury and has been flagged as a doubt alongside Njabulo Blom (knee), while Joshua Yaro is out with a hamstring injury.
St Louis City possible XI: Burki; Totland, Yaro, Parker, Markanich; Durkin, Blom; Vassilev, Jackson, Pompeu; Klauss
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Burki, Lundt, Olivares |
| Defenders: | Dyhr, Nilsson, Totland, Parker, Nerwiński, Watts, Hiebert, Markanich, Yaro |
| Midfielders: | Blom, Vassilev, Lowen, Durkin, Ostrák, Jackson, Alm, Kijima, Pearce, Pearce |
| Forwards: | Klauss, Adeniran, Þórisson |
Austin FC team news
Suffering a foot injury during the 2-1 loss to Minnesota United on February 25, Leo Vaisanen is still recovering in the medical room for Austin and will not be available until later this month.
Los Verdes are also without the services of Slovenian left-back Zan Kolmanic, who picked up a hamstring injury in the middle of March and has not featured since.
Austin FC possible XI: Stuver; Gallagher, Cascante, Hines-Ike, Jimenez; Pereira, Ring, Wolff, Driussi, Obrian; Rubio
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Stuver, Cleveland, Bersano |
| Defenders: | Cascante, Väisänen, Ring, Biro, Gallagher, Kolmanič, Hedges, Hines-Ike, Jimenez, Hafferty |
| Midfielders: | Driussi, Rigoni, Pereira, Wolff, Valencia, Burton, Finlay, Wolff, Burton |
| Forwards: | Zardes, Rubio, Obrian, Fodrey |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 10/03/24 | Austin FC 2-2 St. Louis City | MLS |
| 21/08/23 | St. Louis City 6-3 Austin FC | MLS |
| 26/02/23 | Austin FC 2-3 St. Louis City | MLS |