Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City

6 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Tori Penso

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Dejan Joveljić 71’, 88’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis City 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Dejan Joveljić put Sporting Kansas City ahead in the 71st minute and Joveljić made it 2-0 in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sporting Kansas City created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, St. Louis City 1.16 from 11.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
11 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 4
467 Passes 436
83.3% Pass accuracy 82.3%
20 Tackles 6
11 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City
Kick-off
17’
Conrad WallemShot on target
26’
Tomáš OstrákJoakim Nilsson
28’
Conrad Wallem
Jacob DavisShot on target
30’
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
38’
Jacob Bartlett
39’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
54’
Marcel HartelShot on target
57’
Conrad WallemShot on target
Nemanja RadojaKhiry Shelton
59’
65’
Simon BecherCelio Pompeu
Dejan JoveljićRight foot shot1-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
71’
78’
Tomáš Ostrák
Erik ThommyShapi Suleymanov
79’
80’
Cedric TeuchertAlfredo Morales
Dany RoseroJoaquín Fernández
82’
Dejan JoveljićRight foot shot2-0 (Sporting Kansas City)
88’
Manu GarcíaShot on target
88’
Erik ThommyShot on target
90’
90+2’
Simon BecherShot on target
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
90+3’
Mason ToyeDejan Joveljić
90+4’
90+6’
Cedric Teuchert
Full-time2-0

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.16 71’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 71’ 88’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.16 71’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 1-0 Joveljić 71’ 88’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 2-0 Joveljić 88’
Sporting Kansas City 1.44 xGSt. Louis City 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
90+3’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 17’ Akil Watts (St. Louis City), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 16’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 71’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 17’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 42’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Manu García (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 52’ Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Alfredo Morales (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 17’ Akil Watts (St. Louis City), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 16’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 71’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 17’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 42’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Manu García (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 52’ Joaquín Fernández (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 38’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Alfredo Morales (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pulskamp
Shelton 59’
Miller
Fernández 82’
Ndenbe
Bartlett
García
Davis
Sallói
Joveljić 2 90’
Suleymanov 79’
St. Louis City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Lundt
Yaro
Kessler
Nilsson 26’
Hiebert
Morales 80’
Watts
Wallem
Pompeu 65’
Hartel
Klauss

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
John Pulskamp
90′ 4 0 33 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Khiry Shelton Taken off
59′ – 1 – – – 21 – – – –
Jansen Miller
90′ 4 3 – 6 1 49 – – – –
Joaquín Fernández Taken off
82′ – 1 – 4 1 49 1 – – –
Logan Ndenbe
90′ 5 – – 8 1 48 – – – –
Jacob Davis
90′ 3 – – 4 – 47 – – – –
Dany Rosero Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – 1 1 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Jacob Bartlett
90′ – – 55 – 0.03 – 3 2 1 1 –
Manu García
90′ – 1 59 1 0.15 2 – 4 2 2 –
Shapi Suleymanov Taken off
79′ – – 27 – 0.02 1 1 3 – 2 –
Dániel Sallói
90′ – – 28 1 0.62 – – 2 1 1 –
Nemanja Radoja Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 19 – 0.02 3 – 3 2 – –
Erik Thommy Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 9 2 0.15 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards1 player
Dejan Joveljić Taken off
89′ 2 – 6 4 1.04 0.07 1 7 1 20 –
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 LLDLL
St. Louis City DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St. Louis City 3-1 Sporting Kansas City, 29 Sep 24 Next meeting: St. Louis City 2-2 Sporting Kansas City, 15 May 25  All Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.