Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City

Sporting Kansas City

2 - 1

St. Louis City

🕒 Sun, 05 Nov 2023 22:00 Europe/London 📍 Children's Mercy Park 🧑‍⚖️ I. Elfath 🔁 MLS Cup - Round 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

MLS Cup - Round 1

MLS Table

Sporting Kansas City 12 · St. Louis City 8

Referee Stats

I. Elfath

18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

St. Louis City outshot their opponent (8-15).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Sporting Kansas City had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 22

Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

St. Louis City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 30

Avg: 1.22 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.17

1.68

1.22

1.16

1.67

74%

O2.5

72%

53%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank12th

St. Louis City rank8th

Sporting Kansas City points51

St. Louis City points56

Sporting Kansas City: #12 · 51 pts · GD +0

19 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

St. Louis City: #8 · 56 pts · GD +13

14 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals7-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

St. Louis City last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

St. Louis City trend breakdown

Over 2.572%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.539%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home68%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home26%

St. Louis City score away72%

St. Louis City clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first0%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first0%

St. Louis City score first0%

St. Louis City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 0% · St. Louis City 0%

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.68 vs 1.69

Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.16 vs 1.07

St. Louis City score away1.22 vs 1.07

St. Louis City concede away1.67 vs 1.69

Sporting Kansas City score level with league average, while St. Louis City score 15% above league average.

Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 9% above league average at home, and St. Louis City are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

St. Louis City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

362

368

Passes Accurate

263

254

Passes %

73%

69%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	11
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (81.8%)
BTTS	9 (81.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

17 Jul 2026 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 3 - 2

2025-2026 Season

15 May 2025 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 2 - 2 06 Apr 2025 Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

29 Sep 2024 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 3 - 1 21 Jul 2024 Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 1 - 1 21 Apr 2024 Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 3 - 3

2023-2024 Season

11 Nov 2023 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City — - — 05 Nov 2023 Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 2 - 1 30 Oct 2023 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 1 - 4 01 Oct 2023 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 4 - 1 03 Sep 2023 Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 2 - 1 21 May 2023 St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 4 - 0