Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between St. Louis City (6th, 34 pts) and Sporting KC (15th, 15 pts). Sporting KC's recent output lagged their position: 28th on form over five rounds while 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sporting KC 0.91 scored and 2.45 conceded per game, St. Louis City 1.5 and 1.36, with the league averaging 1.6.
Sporting KC arrived off three straight defeats. 10 matches unbeaten backed St. Louis City's arrival, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Sporting KC 3/15, St. Louis City 13/15.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Sporting KC, 3 for St. Louis City and 3 drawn, at 3.86 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
The venue was Children's Mercy Park, with room for 18,467 spectators. V. Rivas took charge of the match — our records show 59 games refereed with an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, St. Louis City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sporting KC: Calvin Harris (55') · St. Louis City: Eduard Löwen (45')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting KC 49% · St. Louis City 51% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 9-2