Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City

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🕒 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Children's Mercy Park 🧑‍⚖️ Tori Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Sporting Kansas City 27 · St. Louis City 25
Referee Stats
15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.93
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 53%
Draws 20%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Sporting Kansas City had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 4-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 32
Avg: 1.47 / 1.88

Points

17
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
St. Louis City (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 30
Avg: 1.24 / 1.76

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
0.82
1.47
GF
1.24
1.88
GA
1.76
53%
O2.5
65%
65%
BTTS
47%
24%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank27th
St. Louis City rank25th
Sporting Kansas City points28
St. Louis City points32
Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24
37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
St. Louis City: #25 · 32 pts · GD -14
33 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

D L L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

St. Louis City last 5 away

W W W L L
Points9/15
Weighted index80
Goals12-8
Record3-0-2
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.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.535%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

St. Louis City trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home76%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home18%
St. Louis City score away59%
St. Louis City clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first24%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
St. Louis City score first47%
St. Louis City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 54% · St. Louis City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 24.3' · St. Louis City 29.8'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.47 vs 1.64
Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.88 vs 1.36
St. Louis City score away1.24 vs 1.36
St. Louis City concede away1.76 vs 1.64
Sporting Kansas City score 10% below league average, while St. Louis City score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 38% above league average at home, and St. Louis City are 8% above 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)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
76-90+ 8
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
16-30 8
31-45 7
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
61-75 4

St. Louis City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 7
61-75 7
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
11
11
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
1
0
Shots Inside Box
8
6
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
467
436
Passes Accurate
389
359
Passes %
83%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
26'
26' J. Nilsson
1st substitution · For: T. Ostrák
28'
28' C. Wallem
39'
39' J. Bartlett
59'
59' K. Shelton
1st substitution · For: N. Radoja
65'
65' Célio Pompeu
2nd substitution · For: S. Becher
71'
71' Goal · 1-0
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal
78'
78' T. Ostrák
79'
79' M. Suleymanov
2nd substitution · For: E. Thommy
80'
80' A. Morales
3rd substitution · For: C. Teuchert
82'
82' Joaquín Fernández
3rd substitution · For: D. Rosero
88'
88' Goal · 2-0
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal
90+4'
90+4' D. Joveljić
4th substitution · For: M. Toye
90+6'
90+6' C. Teuchert

Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis City 2-0 on Sunday, 06 April 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tori Penso. It was played at Children's Mercy Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. St. Louis City made their 1st substitution at 26', with J. Nilsson replacing T. Ostrák. C. Wallem received a yellow card for St. Louis City at 28'. J. Bartlett received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 39'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. Shelton replacing N. Radoja. St. Louis City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Célio Pompeu replacing S. Becher. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 71' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 1-0. T. Ostrák received a yellow card for St. Louis City at 78'. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Suleymanov replacing E. Thommy. St. Louis City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with A. Morales replacing C. Teuchert. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Joaquín Fernández replacing D. Rosero. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 88' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 2-0. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with D. Joveljić replacing M. Toye. C. Teuchert received a yellow card for St. Louis City at 90+6'.

Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions while St. Louis City used 3 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 1 yellow card, while St. Louis City got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Sporting Kansas City had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals9 (81.8%)
BTTS9 (81.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)

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