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St Louis CITY2 is set to face Real Monarchs on Sunday, July 6 at 8:30 p.m. CT at America First Field. The match will be available for streaming on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

In their last game, St Louis CITY2 secured a win with Emil Jääskeläinen scoring his fourth goal of the season in the 86th minute, marking their sixth consecutive victory. In June, they scored nine goals while conceding only three and achieved two shutouts. Currently, CITY2 leads the Western Conference standings with 32 points and ranks second overall in the league, trailing New York Bulls II by just two points. The team has achieved ten victories this season and maintained six clean sheets in 2025.

CITY2 holds the longest active winning streak in MLS NEXT Pro this season. A win against Real Monarchs would tie them with Columbus Crew 2 and Crown Legacy FC for the league record of seven consecutive wins. Over their past six matches, CITY2 has averaged three goals per game and has an average of 2.13 points per game. They are third in MLS NEXT Pro for goals scored (29).

Historically, St Louis has been undefeated against Real Monarchs across five previous encounters, scoring a total of 14 goals while conceding only once. In past meetings, CITY2 won twice with a scoreline of 2-0 in 2022, followed by victories of 4-1 and 4-0 in 2023, and most recently a 2-0 win in 2024.

Real Monarchs come into Sunday's match on a three-game unbeaten streak after defeating Tacoma Defiance 2-1, winning a shootout against Houston Dynamo 2, and overcoming Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 with a score of 3-2 on June 29. They are currently fifth in the Western Conference with a record of five wins, two losses, and five draws but have dropped one home match this season.