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Sporting KC vs St. Louis City
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Aug 20, 2026
Children's Mercy Park

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Sporting KC
84'Substitution
Palmer Ault
Palmer Ault· In
St. Louis City
St. Louis City
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
St. Louis City
St. Louis City
60'Yellow Card
St. Louis City
Goal!
1-1
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris
55'·Sporting KC
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Eduard Löwen
Eduard Löwen
45'+2·St. Louis City
⚽
45'Yellow Card
Sporting KC
21'Yellow Card
St. Louis City
15'Yellow Card
Sporting KC

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Sporting KC
Sporting KC
St. Louis City
St. Louis City
49%Ball Possession51%
18Shots Total7
3Shots On Target2
9Corners2
12Fouls11
2Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
1Saves2
465Passes514
5Shots Off Target3
101Attacks82
60Dangerous Attacks34
11Shots Inside Box2
7Shots Outside Box5
1Goals1
9Free Kicks12
10Shots Blocked2
4Substitutions4
0Hit Woodwork2
17Tackles13
1Assists0
404Accurate Passes453
1Injuries1
25Total Crosses4
5Accurate Crosses1
7Interceptions9
40Duels Won40
3Big Chances Created1
2Big Chances Missed1

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.6
75'101/1
24(71%)
-
5/8
7.2
89'000/1
57(85%)
4
4/6
7.1
90'000/3
48(85%)
1
2/7
7.1
64'010/2
19(83%)
1
3/10
7.1
90'000/1
56(95%)
3
3/4
7.0
90'00-
65(91%)
3
5/8
7.0
75'00-
32(84%)
2
6/8
6.8
90'000/3
23(91%)
-
3/10
6.8
26'00-
20(95%)
1
2/2
6.6
15'000/1
11(100%)
1
3/6
6.5
90'001/1
36(76%)
1
1/2
6.5
15'00-
17(94%)
-
1/2
6.5
90'00-
26(88%)
-
-
6.3
90'001/5
25(75%)
2
2/5
-1'00-
6(83%)
-
0/2

Sporting KC vs St. Louis City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Sporting KC15L3030153/154-12
St. Louis City15W110010213/1511-5
Sporting KC — last 5 games
  1. L2-3 @ St. Louis City2026-07-17
  2. W2-1 vs Minnesota United2026-07-23
  3. L0-4 @ Los Angeles FC2026-07-26
  4. L0-2 vs Houston Dynamo2026-08-02
  5. L0-2 @ Colorado Rapids2026-08-16
St. Louis City — last 5 games
  1. W3-2 vs Sporting KC2026-07-17
  2. W3-1 @ LA Galaxy2026-07-23
  3. W1-0 vs Colorado Rapids2026-07-26
  4. D1-1 vs Real Salt Lake2026-08-02
  5. W3-1 @ SJ Earthquakes2026-08-16
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Sporting KC153.53100%80%47%53%0%47%
St. Louis City153.287%67%47%67%27%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Sporting KCHome62138-101.1767%0%
St. Louis CityAway741211-101.8657%14%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Sporting KC156-207-2054%80%2-5-8
St. Louis City1512-617-1359%67%7-5-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
7
Period covered
2023-05-21 – 2026-07-17
Sporting KC wins
1
Draws
3
St. Louis City wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
3.86
Over 2.5 goals
71%
Both teams scored
71%
Home side won
57%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 2D 2L (Sporting KC view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.4 vs 3.86
Most recent meetings (5 of 7)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-07-17St. Louis City3-2Sporting KC
2025-05-15St. Louis City2-2Sporting KC
2025-04-06Sporting KC2-0St. Louis City
2024-09-29St. Louis City3-1Sporting KC
2024-07-21Sporting KC1-1St. Louis City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 291 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Sporting KC151914-30LWLLL11+4
St. Louis City619292WWWDW1+5
Table context
Points gap
15 ptsSporting KC 14 · St. Louis City 29
Positions
#15 vs #6
Goals per game
0.95/2.53 vs 1.42/1.32scored/conceded per game · league average 1.53

How we calculate this

Major League Soccer Standings

Major League Soccer · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
132+3458
233+955
333+852
433+1051
532+351
632+1547
···
1332-638
1433-2134
1533-4223
132+4371
232+1058
···
1533-3026

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Major League Soccer
Sporting KC
33 matches
St. Louis City
33 matches
#15Position#4
23Points51
6Wins14
5Draws9
22Losses10
39Goals58
1.18Goals per game1.76
81Goals conceded48
2.45Goals per game conceded1.45

Sporting KC vs St. Louis City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (33 vs 33 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySporting KC 27% · X · Draw 21% · St. Louis City 52%
1 · Home Win
27%
X · Draw
21%
2 · Away Win
52%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.41 vs 2.04
Projected Total: 3.45
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
Over 3.5 Goals
45%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
66%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
13% / 24%
Sporting KC / St. Louis City
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 2(9.4%)1 - 1(9.2%)0 - 2(6.6%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Aug 16
0-2
Colorado Rapids
@ Colorado Rapids
Away
Aug 2
0-2
Houston Dynamo
vs Houston Dynamo
Home
Jul 26
0-4
Los Angeles FC
@ Los Angeles FC
Away
Jul 23
2-1
Minnesota United
vs Minnesota United
Home
Jul 17
2-3
St. Louis City
@ St. Louis City
Away
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Match summary

Sporting KC and St. Louis City drew 1-1 in the Major League Soccer (United States).

Before kickoff, St. Louis City (6th, 29 pts) were 15 points ahead of Sporting KC (15th, 14 pts). St. Louis City had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 7 previous meetings on record, Sporting KC won 1 and St. Louis City won 3, with 3 draws (3.86 goals per game).

Goals came from Calvin Harris (55') for Sporting KC and Eduard Löwen (45') for St. Louis City.