St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Sporting Kansas City | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Sep | Minnesota United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Sep | Los Angeles FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Sep | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Sep | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Sep | Sporting Kansas City | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | St. Louis City | A | 1–4 | L |
| 24 Sep | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Sep | Nashville SC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 17 Sep | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Sep | Internacional CF Miami | A | 2–3 | L |
| 03 Sep | St. Louis City | H | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (10 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
St. Louis City this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' The ball is rolling at Citypark. St. Louis City are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 136 games and scored 213 goals.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fontas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with St. Louis City winning 50% of all matches.
- 25' St. Louis City have won 213 goals from 136 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' St. Louis City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Marcel Hartel scoring 1 goals.
- 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Anthony Markanich.
- 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Njabulo Blom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Louis City so far.
- 64' St. Louis City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicholas Gioacchini is hanging Aziel Jackson on the field on 64 minute.
- 67' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Felipe Gutierrez is replaced by Remi Walter on 67 minute.
- 72' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Jake Nerwinski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' The deadlock is broken! Samuel Adeniran gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
- 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jared Stroud makes it 2-0.
- 78' Nemanja Radoja makes way for Gadi Kinda at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
- 80' Against the run of play, Klauss has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 85' Klauss doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 86' The whistle greets Erik Thommy as he departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
- 87' Poor challenge from Tim Parker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 89' The St. Louis City manager makes a substitution. Anthony Markanich departs to be replaced by Kyle Hiebert.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Ostrak. He replaces Eduard Lowen on 90 minute.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Louis City 4-1 Sporting Kansas City.
Lineups
St. Louis City Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
-
10
Eduard Lowen ↓ Tomas Ostrak 90'
- 26
- 2
-
9
Klauss ↓ Nokkvi THorisson 89'
- 4
-
19
Indiana Vassilev ↓ Jared Stroud 64'
- 16
- 25
- 13
- 6
Bench
-
11
Nicholas Gioacchini ↑ 64'
-
8
Jared Stroud ↑ 64'
-
7
Tomas Ostrak ↑ 90'
- 21
-
22
Kyle Hiebert ↑ 89'
- 20
- 12
- 39
-
29
Nokkvi THorisson ↑ 89'
Coach
Bradley Carnell
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Willy Agada 86'
-
6
Nemanja Radoja ↓ Gadi Kinda 78'
- 9
- 3
-
13
Felipe Gutierrez ↓ Remi Walter 67'
- 29
- 20
- 11
- 18
- 17
- 5
Bench
-
54
Remi Walter ↑ 67'
- 8
- 15
-
10
Gadi Kinda ↑ 78'
- 4
- 1
- 77
-
19
Robert Castellanos ↑ 86'
-
23
Willy Agada ↑ 86'
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 |
Head to Head
St. Louis City Form
2023-10-01
St. Louis City
4–1
Sporting Kansas City
W
2023-09-24
Minnesota United FC
1–2
St. Louis City
W
2023-09-21
St. Louis City
0–0
Los Angeles FC
D
2023-09-17
Houston Dynamo
1–1
St. Louis City
D
2023-09-11
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–2
St. Louis City
D
2023-09-03
Sporting Kansas City
2–1
St. Louis City
L
Sporting Kansas City Form
2023-10-01
St. Louis City
4–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2023-09-24
Sporting Kansas City
2–1
Houston Dynamo
W
2023-09-21
Sporting Kansas City
0–3
Nashville SC
L
2023-09-17
Minnesota United FC
0–1
Sporting Kansas City
W
2023-09-09
Internacional CF Miami
3–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2023-09-03
Sporting Kansas City
2–1
St. Louis City
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.85
St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + St. Louis City to win 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: St. Louis City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
St. Louis City or Draw
86%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
32%
St. Louis City or Sporting Kansas City
82%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
5 – 0
3.3%
5 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — St. Louis City
| Handicap | St. Louis City covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -2 | 34% | 20% | 45% |
| -1.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| -1 | 55% | 20% | 26% |
| -0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
38%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.