Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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St. Louis City

Sun 21 Jul 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Nokkvi THorisson

Y 45' Akil Watts

Tim Leibold 83' Y

Khiry Shelton 89' Y

Y 90' Hosei Kijima

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
St. Louis City 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 9 games · Avg 3.9 goals St. Louis City

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City 2024-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 St. Louis City 2023-10-01 St. Louis City 4–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
14 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W

St. Louis City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
14 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–4	L
08 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–4	L
04 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
30 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–4	L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		St. Louis City
#30	Position	#22
14	Points	26
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
18	Scored	24
46	Conceded	24
-28	GD	+0
0.78	PPG	1.44
22%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

16% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). St. Louis City are 22nd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Louis City

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

4/2

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/3

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

St. Louis City

Marcel Hartel

5 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against St. Louis City.
5' Remi Walter, a France , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' St. Louis City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' Nokkvi THorisson is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
39' St. Louis City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' A goal from the Iceland international Nokkvi THorisson! He fires home on 42 to make it 0-1!
45' St. Louis City player sees a card in front of him.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Njabulo Blom is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
60' Johnny Klein has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' The whistle greets Cedric Teuchert as he departs to be replaced by Hosei Kijima.
64' Alan Pulido is ready to make an impact after coming on for Johnny Russell at the 64 minute mark.
69' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Louis City backline.
70' The crowd applauds Tomas Totland as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Yaro steps in for St. Louis City.
73' What composure from Willy Agada! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-1.
78' St. Louis City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Leibold on 83.
84' Jake Girdwood-Reich is replacing Akil Watts for the St. Louis City side.
89' A moment of madness from Khiry Shelton on 89 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
90' Hosei Kijima is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Stephen Afrira on, Erik Thommy off on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Hackworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dejan Joveljic	4
Alan Pulido	3
Klauss	3
Eduard Lowen	3
Indiana Vassilev	2
Willy Agada	2
Cedric Teuchert	2
Samuel Adeniran	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-07-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-07-08 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 FC Dallas W 2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Austin FC W

St. Louis City Form

2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2024-07-18 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 St. Louis City L 2024-07-14 St. Louis City 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 4–1 St. Louis City L 2024-07-04 St. Louis City 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-06-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–3 St. Louis City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.87 St. Louis City xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or St. Louis City 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw25% St. Louis City40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or St. Louis City

65%

Sporting Kansas City or St. Louis City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City23% Draw42% St. Louis City35%

Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	St. Louis City covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.