Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
St. Louis City
3 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Fri 17 Jul 2026 · 00:30 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'
Sang-bin Jeong 28' 1–0
Marcel Hartel 36' 2–0
2–1 42' Capita
2–2 76' Dejan Joveljic
Eduard Lowen pen 86' 3–2
Y 78' Capita
Ben Lundt 90' Y
Daniel Edelman 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
St. Louis City 10 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-05-15 St. Louis City 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-04-06 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 St. Louis City 2024-09-29 St. Louis City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W
23 May Austin FC H 3–0 W
16 May D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
14 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
10 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
03 May Austin FC A 0–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul St. Louis City A 2–3 L
24 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
17 May Austin FC A 2–1 W
14 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–1 W
10 May Portland Timbers A 0–6 L
02 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City
#19 Position #30
44 Points 21
26 Played 26
12 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
45 Scored 31
36 Conceded 63
+9 GD -32
1.69 PPG 0.81
46% Win % 23%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/2
31-45
9/3
46-60
8/5
61-75
6/5
76+
6/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City
Rafael Navarro 13 G 3 A
Simon Becher 8 G 4 A
Marcel Hartel 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and St. Louis City launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Marcel Hartel, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' Sang-bin Jeong has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Marcel Hartel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Louis City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' What a moment for Capita! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Jake Davis on, Ian James off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' St. Louis City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' St. Louis City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Marcel Hartel scoring 1 goals.
  • 64' St. Louis City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Miguel Perez is hanging Sang-bin Jeong on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' Ethan Bartlow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Or Blorian at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Kwaku Agyabeng is replacing Zorhan Bassong for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 76' Goal! Dejan Joveljic scores his 66 goal in 247 matches.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Capita.
  • 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ian James suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Stephen Afrira. He replaces Capita on 85 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Eduard Lowen scores on 86.
  • 88' Fresh legs for St. Louis City! Tomas Ostrak comes on to replace Eduard Lowen.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Lundt.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Louis City 3-2 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoann Damet

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-05-15 St. Louis City 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-04-06 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 St. Louis City 2024-09-29 St. Louis City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City

St. Louis City Form

2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-23 St. Louis City 3–0 Austin FC W 2026-05-16 D.C. United SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2026-05-14 St. Louis City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-05-10 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 St. Louis City W 2026-05-03 Austin FC 2–0 St. Louis City L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.79 St. Louis City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City66% Draw19% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: St. Louis City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
34%
St. Louis City or Sporting Kansas City
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Louis City52% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: St. Louis City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap St. Louis City covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 19% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 20% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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