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

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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.

St. Louis City 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

St. Louis City 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

St. Louis City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#18	Position	#30
54	Points	26
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
59	Scored	40
48	Conceded	81
+11	GD	-41
1.59	PPG	0.76
44%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City

0-15

9/3

16-30

8/2

31-45

11/8

46-60

10/9

61-75

6/7

76+

10/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City

Rafael Navarro	18 G	6 A
Simon Becher	9 G	4 A
Marcel Hartel	6 G	3 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Citypark as St. Louis City face off against Sporting Kansas City in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alan Pulido is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Louis City.
19' Brilliant from the ! Eduard Lowen makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 19.
24' Nemanja Radoja needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Indiana Vassilev makes it 2-0.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Gadi Kinda is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 28.
30' The referee has no hesitation. Jakob Nerwinski is booked for St. Louis City — Yellow card on 30.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
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' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 42.
46' Erik Thommy gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Gadi Kinda and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
55' What composure from Nicholas Gioacchini! The USA international strokes it home. 3-0.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' Jacob Davis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Graham Zusi on 63 minute.
68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' The whistle greets Jared Stroud as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Ostrak.
74' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' The deadlock is broken! Indiana Vassilev gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
77' The whistle greets Remi Walter as he departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
78' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Miguel Perez comes on to replace Njabulo Blom.
83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
88' Another substitution for St. Louis City to replace Nicholas Gioacchini by Aziel Jackson on 88 minute.
The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Roman Burki
10
Eduard Lowen
26
Tim Parker
11
Nicholas Gioacchini ↓ Aziel Jackson 88'
19
Indiana Vassilev
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Tomas Ostrak 69'
2
Jakob Nerwinski
24
Lucas Bartlett
6
Njabulo Blom ↓ Miguel Perez 78'
22
Kyle Hiebert
12
Celio Pompeu

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

26
Erik Thommy ↑ 46'
15
Roger Espinoza ↑ 77'
21
Felipe Hernandez
18
Logan Ndenbe ↑ 46'
1
John Pulskamp
77
Marinos Tzionis ↑ 77'
17
Jake Davis ↑ 63'
82
Chris Rindov
30
Stephen Afrira

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.14 St. Louis City xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: St. Louis City to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Louis City73% Draw16% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw

89%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

27%

St. Louis City or Sporting Kansas City

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

St. Louis City63% Draw30% Sporting Kansas City7%

Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

10.2%

2 – 0

10.2%

4 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

6.5%

4 – 1

6.1%

1 – 1

5.5%

5 – 0

5 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap	St. Louis City covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	43%	—	57%
-2	43%	21%	36%
-1.5	64%	—	36%
-1	64%	18%	18%
-0.5	82%	—	18%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

St. Louis City Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Clean Sheet