Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City

20 August 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Victor Rivas

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Calvin Harris 55’
  • Eduard Löwen 45+2’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City drew 1-1. St. Louis City led 1-0 at half-time.

Eduard Löwen put St. Louis City ahead with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time and Calvin Harris equalised in the 55th minute.

Sporting Kansas City had the better of the chances, with 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to St. Louis City's 0.52 from 7.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
18 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 2
101 Attacks 82
58 Dangerous attacks 39
465 Passes 514
86.9% Pass accuracy 88.1%
17 Tackles 13
12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City
Kick-off
Corner
5’
Corner
6’
Corner
7’
Corner
8’
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
13’
Corner
14’
Zorhan BassongFoul
15’
21’
Christopher DurkinFoul
31’
Jeong Sang-binShot on target
Jansen MillerFoul
45’
45+2’
Eduard LöwenFree Kick0-1 (St. Louis City)
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
Corner
51’
Corner
51’
Jansen MillerShot on target
52’
Calvin HarrisLeft foot shot1-1 (Sporting Kansas City)
55’
Calvin HarrisVAR: Goal ruled out
55’
Corner
59’
61’
Conrad WallemFoul
62’
Alexandru MățanSimon Becher
62’
Carlo HolseEduard Löwen
Shapi SuleymanovTaylor Calheira
64’
68’
Corner
69’
Corner
Jacob BartlettZorhan Bassong
75’
Stephen AfrifaCalvin Harris
75’
Corner
79’
84’
Palmer AultJeong Sang-bin
84’
Jaziel OrozcoConrad Wallem
Jayden ReidEmir Karić
89’
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 0.52 45+2’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 0-1 45+2’ 55’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), 1-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 0.52 45+2’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 0-1 Löwen 45+2’ 55’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), 1-1 Harris 55’
Sporting Kansas City 1.30 xGSt. Louis City 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
65’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 52’ Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, goal 55’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 60’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Emir Karić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 52’ Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, goal 55’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 60’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 13’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Emir Karić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cleveland
Karić 89’
Miller
Meyer
Davis
Capita
Johnsen
Bassong 75’
Harris 75’
Calheira 64’
Joveljić
St. Louis City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bürki
MacNaughton
Baumgartl
Totland
Polvara
Durkin
Edelman
Wallem 84’
Löwen 62’
Sang-bin 84’
Becher 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Stefan Cleveland
90′ 1 1 26 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Jacob Davis
90′ 1 2 – 2 – 46 – – – –
Jansen Miller
90′ 1 – – 2 1 37 1 – –
Wyatt Meyer
90′ 3 2 1 5 2 66 – – – –
Emir Karić Taken off
89′ 4 1 1 4 – 55 1 – – –
Jayden Reid Came on as a substitute
1′ – 1 – – – 6 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Capita
90′ – – 22 3 0.24 – – 3 3 2 –
Lasse Berg Johnsen
90′ – – 57 – 0.07 3 – 3 – – –
Zorhan Bassong Taken off
75′ – – 31 2 0.12 2 2 6 1 3
Calvin Harris Taken off
75′ 1 – 24 3 0.06 – – 5 1 2 –
Shapi Suleymanov Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 20 – 0.02 1 – 2 – 1 –
Jacob Bartlett Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 17 – 0.02 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Taylor Calheira Taken off
64′ – 1 2 – 0.05 0.07 2 4 1 18 –
Dejan Joveljić
90′ – – 5 1 0.48 0.04 – 1 – 24 –
Stephen Afrifa Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – 0.05 0.01 – 3 – 9 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Sporting Kansas City LWLLL
St. Louis City WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.