Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Clinches MLS Cup Playoff Spot, Sets Unbeaten Streak Record with 0-0 Draw Against Vancouver Whitecaps FC

St. Louis CITY SC played Vancouver Whitecaps FC to a 0-0 tie on Wednesday night, clinching a playoff berth and extending its unbeaten streak to 21 matches across all competitions. The result secured CITY SC’s first playoff appearance since its inaugural season in 2023 and set a new MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak across all competitions.  

St. Louis CITY SC will travel to play Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on Saturday, October 17 with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes   

• Roman Bürki earned his fifth clean sheet of the season  

• St. Louis clinched a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since its inaugural season in 2023 

• CITY SC extended its unbeaten streak to 21 matches across all competitions and 19 games unbeaten in MLS play

October 14, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO) 

Misconduct Summary   

STL: Fallou Fall (caution), 45’+1 

VAN: Edier Ocampo (caution), 45’+2 

VAN: Ralph Priso (caution), 81’ 

STL: Alex Mățan (caution), 85’ 

Lineups    

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Dante Polvara, D Timo Baumgartl, D Fallou Fall; M Tomas Totland, M Chris Durkin (Lukas MacNaughton 89’), M Daniel Edelman, M Conrad Wallem (Rafael Santos, 40’); F Carlo Holse, F Alex Mățan, F Rafael Navarro (Simon Becher, 70’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt,  M Jaziel Orozco, M Tomáš Ostrák, M Miguel Perez, F Damion Downs, F Sangbin Jeong 

TOTAL SHOTS:  9; SHOTS ON GOAL:  4; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 1 

VAN: GK Yohei Takaoka; D Mathias Laborda, D Ralph Priso, D Edler Ocampo, D Tate Johnson; M Oliver Larraz (Aleksa Cvetkovic, 77’), M Andres Cubas, M Ryan Gauld ©, M Emmanuel Sabbi (Bruno Caicedo, 66’), M Yadaly Diaby; F Brian White (Rayan Elloumi, 77’) 

Substitutes not used: GK Isaac Boehmer, D Ranko Veselinovic, D Mihall Gherasimencov, D Nikola Djordjevic, D Rui Modesto, F Cheikh Sabaly,  

TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES:  2; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 4 

Referee: Filip Dujic 

Assistant Referees: Lyes Arfa, Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, Rosendo Mendoza 

VAR:  Kevin Terry, Jr. 

AVAR: Craig Lowery 

Venue: Energizer Park 

Weather: Cloudy, 73 degrees