St. Louis City defeated New England Revolution 3-1 in MLS action, with the hosts' compact 3-4-2-1 shape proving effective despite underperforming their underlying metrics. City managed just 1.08 expected goals but converted three times, with Christopher Durkin, Simon Becher and Marcel Hartel all finding the net, while the visitors registered a higher xG of 1.55 yet could only muster two shots on target from eight attempts. New England's goalkeeper faced a difficult afternoon, recording a 50 per cent save percentage and conceding 0.89 post-shot expected goals above their actual tally. The Revolution's 4-3-3 formation struggled to generate sufficient attacking impetus against City's defensive setup, with Ilay Feingold's single goal proving insufficient to salvage the result. Referee Sergiy Boyko oversaw proceedings as City climbed the table with a clinical performance.