Major League Soccer · Matchweek 16 · Jul 17

St. Louis City - Sporting Kansas City

St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2 in Major League Soccer (Matchweek 16). Goals: S. Jeong 28'; M. Hartel 36'; Capita 42'; D. Joveljic 76'.

🏟 Energizer Park St. Louis 👤 Referee: Allen Chapman, USA
Key events
28' ⚽ S. Jeong(1 - 0) St. Louis Ci
36' ⚽ M. Hartel(2 - 0) · Assist: S. Becher St. Louis Ci
42' ⚽ Capita(2 - 1) Sporting Kan
76' ⚽ D. Joveljic(2 - 2) · Assist: M. Garcia Sporting Kan
78' 🟨 CapitaYellow card Sporting Kan
86' ⚽ E. Lowen (P)(3 - 2) St. Louis Ci
90' 🟨 B. LundtYellow card St. Louis Ci
Quick stats
%57 Possession %43
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.32
1.73 Pre-match xG 1.00
19 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 5
13 Shots inside box 6
6 Shots outside box 5
0 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
S. Jeong(1 - 0)⚽
28'
M. Hartel(2 - 0) · Assist: S. Becher⚽
36'
42'
⚽Capita(2 - 1)
HT 2 - 1
46'
🔁I. James ↔ J. DavisSubstitution
C. Wallem ↔ Rafael SantosSubstitution🔁
46'
46'
🔁J. Reid ↔ E. KaricSubstitution
S. Jeong ↔ M. PerezSubstitution🔁
64'
75'
🔁O. Blorian ↔ E. BartlowSubstitution
76'
🔁Z. Bassong ↔ K. AgyabengSubstitution
76'
⚽D. Joveljic(2 - 2) · Assist: M. Garcia
78'
🟨CapitaYellow card
85'
🔁Capita ↔ S. AfrifaSubstitution
E. Lowen (P)(3 - 2)⚽
86'
E. Lowen ↔ T. OstrakSubstitution🔁
88'
T. Totland ↔ J. OrozcoSubstitution🔁
88'
B. LundtYellow card🟨
90'
FT 3 - 2
Match statsSt. Louis City · Sporting Kansas City
Key stats
%57 Possession %43
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.32
1.73 Pre-match xG 1.00
Shots
19 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 5
13 Shots inside box 6
6 Shots outside box 5
0 Saves 3
Attacking
74 Attacks 86
66 Dangerous attacks 48
Passing
474 Total passes 353
406 Accurate passes 280
%86 Pass accuracy %79
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 4
9 Fouls 11
10 Free kicks 14
25 Throw-ins 23
5 Goal kicks 9
Cards
1 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
2 2nd-half cards 1
By half
2 1st-half goals 1
1 2nd-half goals 1
2 1st-half corners 2
3 2nd-half corners 4
Penalties
1 Penalties won 0
1 Penalty goals 0
LineupsSt. Louis City 3-4-3Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2
St. Louis City · Bench
Coach: Yoann Damet
Sporting Kansas City · Bench
Coach: Raphael Wicky
HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2023–2026
St. Louis City 3
May 21who was on topAug 20
Sporting Kansas City 4
3 St. Louis City 4 draw 4 Sporting Kansas City
Last 2 meetings drawn
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.6goals / match
21–19total goals
1/1clean sheets
4-0St. Louis City best win · May 21
4-1Sporting Kansas City best win · Oct 30
%100 Over 1.5 11/11
%73 Over 2.5 8/11
%55 Over 3.5 6/11
%82 BTTS 9/11
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
St. Louis City at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 14:8
Sporting Kansas City at home6 matches
3W 3D 0L 11:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
St. Louis City3W 1D 1L Sporting Kansas City0W 1D 4L
2.00 0.20 Points per game
10 2 Goals scored
7 11 Goals conceded
1.85 1.35 xG average
1.83 1.65 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %40 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
3.4 6.0 Corners
2.4 1.4 Cards
St. Louis City4W 2D 4L Sporting Kansas City1W 1D 8L
1.40 0.40 Points per game
20 10 Goals scored
18 25 Goals conceded
1.95 1.57 xG average
1.70 1.62 xGA average
%10 %10 Clean sheets
%80 %60 BTTS
%80 %70 Over 2.5
5.1 6.0 Corners
2.1 1.2 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2St. Louis Cityin the table50pts
28matches 14-8-6W-D-L 54:38goals +16diff
WWWWD
15Sporting Kansas Cityin the table22pts
28matches 6-4-18W-D-L 35:68goals -33diff
DLWLW
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 20 Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City Major League Soccer
May 15 St. Louis City 2-2 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
Apr 6 Sporting Kansas City 2-0 St. Louis City Major League Soccer
Sep 29 St. Louis City 3-1 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
Jul 21 Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City Major League Soccer
Apr 21 Sporting Kansas City 3-3 St. Louis City Major League Soccer
Nov 6 Sporting Kansas City 2-1 St. Louis City Major League Soccer
Oct 30 St. Louis City 1-4 Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer
xG difference & finishing
St. Louis City3 gol · 2.14 xG +0.86
Sporting Kansas City2 gol · 1.32 xG +0.68
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
St. Louis City dominated the ball57% possession
St. Louis City took more shots19 - 11
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 3.02.8 +0.2
Shots 19.012.4 +6.6
On target 6.05.2 +0.8
Possession %57%58 -0.5
Corners 5.04.8 +0.2
Cards 1.01.7 -0.7
Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 12 matches
Goals 2.01.5 +0.5
Shots 11.012.2 -1.2
On target 2.04.7 -2.7
Possession %43%44 -0.9
Corners 4.04.1 -0.1
Cards 1.02.1 -1.1
Conceded 3.02.2 +0.8
this matchseason average · 13 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Marcel Hartel 8.30
Starting XI
17 Marcel Hartel F · 89' · K 8.30
Goals1On target2/3Key pass3Dribbles1/1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes35 · %26
77 Jeong Sang-bin F · 64' 8.00
Goals1On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won5/8Fouls won2Passes17 · %15
21 Dante Polvara D · 89' 7.70
Tackles5Blocks3Duels won8/14Fouls won1Fouls2Passes65 · %56
24 Daniel Edelman M · 89' 7.30
Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions3Blocks2Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes65 · %57
10 Eduard Löwen M · 88' 7.20
Goals1Pen goal1On target2/4Key pass1Duels won1/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes46 · %42
32 Timo Baumgartl D · 89' 7.00
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won3/4Passes63 · %61
11 Simon Becher F · 89' 7.00
Assist1Key pass2Duels won6/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes19 · %15
14 Tomas Totland M · 88' 6.90
Key pass2Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes26 · %21
5 Lukas MacNaughton D · 89' 6.70
On target1/1Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won7/9Fouls1Passes64 · %55
6 Conrad Wallem M · 45' 6.00
Duels won1/8Fouls1Passes28 · %24
39 Benjamin Lundt G · 89' 5.20
Passes20 · %14
Substitutes
20 Rafael Santos D · 44' 6.50
Duels won2/6Fouls won2Passes10 · %10
28 Miguel Perez M · 25' 6.20
Fouls1Passes9 · %8
99 Jaziel Orozco D · 1'
7 Tomáš Ostrák M · 1'
Unused: Palmer AultKyle HiebertFallou FallChristian OlivaresMykhi JoynerPalmer Ault
Starting XI
9 Dejan Joveljić F · 89' · K 7.20
Goals1On target1/1Dribbles1/1Duels won2/8Passes13 · %10
7 Capita M · 85' 7.20
Goals1On target1/2Dribbles1/3Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won7/15Fouls won3Fouls2Passes13 · %11
6 Manu García M · 89' 7.20
Assist1Key pass4Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won5/8Fouls won2Fouls1Passes25 · %18
22 Zorhan Bassong M · 76' 7.20
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won6/7Passes40 · %33
30 Stefan Cleveland G · 89' 7.00
Saves3Duels won1/1Passes23 · %15
5 Or Blorian D · 75' 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes30 · %22
99 Jayden Reid D · 45' 6.30
Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls won1Fouls3Passes20 · %16
4 Lasse Berg Johnsen M · 89' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes50 · %45
11 Calvin Harris M · 89' 6.30
Dribbles2/4Tackles2Duels won7/11Fouls won1Passes21 · %14
2 Ian James D · 45' 6.00
Key pass1Interceptions1Passes22 · %18
15 Jansen Miller D · 89' 5.90
Tackles1Blocks2Duels won1/5Fouls2Passes27 · %22
Substitutes
8 Jacob Davis M · 44' 6.90
Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won3/3Passes25 · %20
18 Emir Karić D · 44' 6.50
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes11 · %9
20 Kwaku Agyabeng M · 13' 6.50
Passes2 · %2
23 Ethan Bartlow D · 14' 6.30
Fouls1
17 Stephen Afrifa F · 4'
Passes2 · %1
Unused: Jacob BartlettJohn PulskampShapi SuleymanovMacielo Tschantret
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%49) ✓
St. Louis City %49 Draw %28 Sporting Kansas City %23
1.75St. Louis City xPuan
0.97Sporting Kansas City xPuan
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Form
St. Louis CityWDWWL
Sporting Kansas CityLWWLD
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