Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
St. Louis City
4 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 21 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Eduard Lowen pen 19' 1–0
Indiana Vassilev 25' 2–0
Nicholas Gioacchini 55' 3–0
Indiana Vassilev 75' 4–0
Y 28' Gadi Kinda
Jakob Nerwinski 30' Y
Y 42' Daniel Salloi

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Citypark.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
St. Louis City 8 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
13 May Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Cincinnati H 5–1 W
09 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May St. Louis City A 0–4 L
18 May Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
14 May Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
07 May Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W
30 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L
22 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City
#27 Position #30
16 Points 11
14 Played 14
4 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
16 Scored 14
20 Conceded 36
-4 GD -22
1.14 PPG 0.79
29% Win % 21%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

St. Louis City are 27th (16 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Louis City welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Citypark.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' St. Louis City is showing some good football. However, St. Louis City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jared Stroud, as he is very good at scoring at Citypark with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 19' Eduard Lowen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and St. Louis City are in front.
  • 24' St. Louis City currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' A goal from the USA international Indiana Vassilev! He fires home on 25 to make it 2-0!
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Gadi Kinda argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Jakob Nerwinski argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 116 games and scored 171 goals.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Daniel Salloi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Gadi Kinda trudges off to be replaced by Erik Thommy on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' GOAL! Nicholas Gioacchini scores on 55.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Louis City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Jacob Davis is replacing Graham Zusi for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gadi Kinda made 79 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' Jared Stroud makes way for Tomas Ostrak at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
  • 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Louis City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' GOAL! Indiana Vassilev fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 77' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 77 minute. Remi Walter leaves to be changed by Roger Espinoza.
  • 78' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Miguel Perez comes on to replace Njabulo Blom.
  • 83' Germany international Tim Leibold has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' The whistle greets Nicholas Gioacchini as he departs to be replaced by Aziel Jackson.
  • Another three points for St. Louis City.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dejan Joveljic 3
Alan Pulido 3
Klauss 3
Eduard Lowen 2
Cedric Teuchert 2
Indiana Vassilev 2
Samuel Adeniran 2
Celio Pompeu 2

Head to Head

2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

St. Louis City Form

2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-05-13 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City L 2023-04-30 St. Louis City 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.7 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: St. Louis City to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City70% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
88%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
30%
St. Louis City or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City58% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City7%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
5 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
2.9%
5 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 22% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 20% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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