St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 28′St. Louis City, goal:1–0
- 36′St. Louis City, goal:2–0assist
- 42′Sporting Kansas City, goal:2–1
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 46′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 46′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 64′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 75′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 76′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 76′Sporting Kansas City, goal:2–2assist
- 78′Sporting Kansas City, yellow card:Foul
- 82′St. Louis City, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 85′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 85′St. Louis City, penalty goal:3–2Penalty
- 88′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 88′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 90′St. Louis City, yellow card:Time wasting
- 90+6′St. Louis City, substitution:P. Aultoff
- 90+7′St. Louis City, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time3 – 2
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St. Louis City hold off Sporting Kansas City fightback to win 3-2
St. Louis City won a five-goal thriller 3-2 against Sporting Kansas City in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 17 fixture at CITYPARK. The result lifted the hosts, who went into the match 18th in the table, while Kansas City remained down in 29th position after another setback on the road.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
St. Louis struck twice inside the first half, with Jeong Sang-Bin opening the scoring in the 28th minute before Marcel Hartel doubled the lead eight minutes later, assisted by Simon Becher. Kansas City responded almost immediately through Capita in the 42nd minute, leaving the home side ahead 2-1 at the interval.
The second half brought further drama as Dejan Joveljić, set up by Manu García, levelled for Kansas City in the 76th minute to make it 2-2. St. Louis restored their advantage late on when Eduard Löwen converted a penalty in the 86th minute, sealing a 3-2 win.
St. Louis dominated possession with 54 percent and outshot their visitors 19 to 12, while also producing significantly more shots on target and a higher xG figure of 2.51 compared to Kansas City's 0.98, reflecting their control of the contest despite the late scare.
Marcel Hartel scored and posted the highest rating on the pitch at 8.3, while Jeong Sang-Bin also found the net and finished close behind with a rating of 8.0.
St. Louis City's 19 shots to Kansas City's 12 underlined their greater attacking threat throughout the match.
St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3–2 (half-time 2–1).
St. Louis City met Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Friday, 17 July 2026, 00:30 UTC at CITYPARK. Referee: Allen Chapman.
Team pages: St. Louis City · Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Jeong Sang-Bin — 1–0
- 36' Goal: Marcel Hartel (assist: Simon Becher) — 2–0
- 42' Goal: Capita — 2–1
- 76' Goal: Dejan Joveljić (assist: Manu García) — 2–2
- 85' Goal (penalty): Eduard Löwen — 3–2
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St. Louis City (3-4-3)
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave St. Louis City 63%, the draw 22%, Sporting Kansas City 15%. It finished St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City.
St. Louis City's rating edge carries it — St. Louis City are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives St. Louis City a clear lead. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why St. Louis City at 63%?
St. Louis City sit 173 points higher on our strength rating — 1535 to 1362. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,547 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,019 games vs 44.9% across all 98,173 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 58–21–21.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 22% and Sporting Kansas City at 15%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,684. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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