St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

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🕒 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 CITYPARK 🧑‍⚖️ Allen Chapman 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
St. Louis City 8 · Sporting Kansas City 30
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.18
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 41%
Draws 24%
Away wins 35%

Team Overview

St. Louis City (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 7-3-2

Goals For / Against

25 / 16
Avg: 2.08 / 1.33

Points

24
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 2-0-10

Goals For / Against

11 / 37
Avg: 0.92 / 3.08

Points

6
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.50
2.08
GF
0.92
1.33
GA
3.08
67%
O2.5
92%
75%
BTTS
50%
50%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

St. Louis City rank8th
Sporting Kansas City rank30th
St. Louis City points41
Sporting Kansas City points18
St. Louis City: #8 · 41 pts · GD +7
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

St. Louis City last 5 home

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals11-7
Record3-2-0
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 last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals6-15
Record0-0-5
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 33%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.592%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

St. Louis City score at home92%
St. Louis City clean sheet at home17%
Sporting Kansas City score away50%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

St. Louis City score first50%
St. Louis City win after scoring first67%
Sporting Kansas City score first17%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: St. Louis City 67% · Sporting Kansas City 11%
Avg first goal minute: St. Louis City 33.5' · Sporting Kansas City 24.5'

Vs league average

St. Louis City score at home2.08 vs 1.83
St. Louis City concede at home1.33 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City score away0.92 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City concede away3.08 vs 1.83
St. Louis City score 14% above league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: St. Louis City are 3% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 69% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

St. Louis City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
16-30 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 7
16-30 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
Jeong Sang-Bin
Normal Goal
36'
36' Goal · 2-0
M. Hartel
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Becher
42'
42' Goal · 2-1
Capita
Normal Goal
46'
46' C. Wallem
1st substitution · For: Rafael Santos
46'
46' J. Reid
1st substitution · For: E. Karić
46'
46' I. James
2nd substitution · For: J. Davis
64'
64' Jeong Sang-Bin
2nd substitution · For: M. Perez
75'
75' O. Blorian
3rd substitution · For: E. Bartlow
76'
76' Goal · 2-2
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal · Assist: Manu García
76'
76' Z. Bassong
4th substitution · For: K. Agyabeng
78'
78' Capita
82'
82' VAR
S. Becher
Penalty confirmed
85'
85' Capita
5th substitution · For: S. Afrifa
85'
85' Goal · 3-2
E. Löwen
Penalty
88'
88' T. Totland
3rd substitution · For: J. Orozco
88'
88' E. Löwen
4th substitution · For: T. Ostrák
90'
90' B. Lundt
90+6'
90+6' S. Becher
5th substitution · For: P. Ault
90+7'
90+7' D. Edelman

St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2 on Friday, 17 July 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Allen Chapman. It was played at CITYPARK.

First half: St. Louis City took the lead at 28' when Jeong Sang-Bin scored, making the score 1-0. St. Louis City extended the lead at 36' when M. Hartel scored, with the assist credited to S. Becher, making the score 2-0. Sporting Kansas City reduced the deficit at 42' when Capita scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: St. Louis City made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Wallem replacing Rafael Santos. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Reid replacing E. Karić. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with I. James replacing J. Davis. St. Louis City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Jeong Sang-Bin replacing M. Perez. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with O. Blorian replacing E. Bartlow. Sporting Kansas City leveled the score at 76' when D. Joveljić scored, with the assist credited to Manu García, making the score 2-2. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 76', with Z. Bassong replacing K. Agyabeng. Capita received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 78'. VAR intervened at 82' for St. Louis City (Penalty confirmed). Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 85', with Capita replacing S. Afrifa. St. Louis City took the lead at 85' when E. Löwen scored (Penalty), making the score 3-2. St. Louis City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with T. Totland replacing J. Orozco. St. Louis City made their 4th substitution at 88', with E. Löwen replacing T. Ostrák. B. Lundt received a yellow card for St. Louis City at 90'. St. Louis City made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with S. Becher replacing P. Ault. D. Edelman received a yellow card for St. Louis City at 90+7'.

St. Louis City used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. St. Louis City got 2 yellow cards, while Sporting Kansas City got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS10 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (100.0%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

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