St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

17 July 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Allen Chapman

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jeong Sang-bin 28’
  • Marcel Hartel 36’
  • Eduard Löwen 85’ (pen)
  • Capita 42’
  • Dejan Joveljić 76’

Match summary

St. Louis City saw off Sporting Kansas City 3-2, with a late winner. St. Louis City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jeong Sang-bin put St. Louis City ahead in the 28th minute, Marcel Hartel made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, and Capita pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Dejan Joveljić equalised in the 76th minute and Eduard Löwen won it from the penalty spot in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: St. Louis City created 2.59 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 0.98 from 12.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
20 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 6
72 Attacks 68
42 Dangerous attacks 30
484 Passes 417
86.0% Pass accuracy 81.1%
15 Tackles 19
15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 0

Key events

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City
Kick-off
Marcel HartelShot on target
21’
Corner
21’
Corner
22’
Jeong Sang-binRight foot shot1-0 (St. Louis City)
28’
31’
Corner
Marcel HartelRight foot shot2-0 (St. Louis City)
36’
42’
CapitaRight foot shot2-1 (Sporting Kansas City)
45+5’
Corner
Half-time2-1
46’
Emir KarićJayden Reid
Rafael SantosConrad Wallem
46’
46’
Jacob DavisIan James
Second half underway
Corner
53’
55’
Corner
57’
Corner
Corner
61’
Miguel PerezJeong Sang-bin
64’
Corner
69’
Lukas MacNaughtonShot on target
70’
75’
Ethan BartlowOr Blorian
76’
Dejan JoveljićLeft foot shot2-2 (Sporting Kansas City)
76’
Kwaku AgyabengZorhan Bassong
78’
Capita
Eduard LöwenShot on target
79’
Simon BecherVAR: No penalty
82’
Eduard LöwenPenalty3-2 (St. Louis City)
85’
85’
Stephen AfrifaCapita
Jaziel OrozcoTomas Totland
88’
Tomáš OstrákEduard Löwen
88’
Benjamin Lundt
90’
90+2’
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
90+5’
Corner
90+5’
Corner
Palmer AultSimon Becher
90+6’
Daniel Edelman
90+7’
Full-time3-2

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 0.98 28’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), 1-0 28’ 36’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), 2-0 36’ 42’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), 2-1 42’ 76’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 2-2 76’ 85’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 3-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 0.98 28’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), 1-0 Sang-bin 28’ 36’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), 2-0 Hartel 36’ 42’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), 2-1 Capita 42’ 76’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), 2-2 Joveljić 76’ 85’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 3-2 Löwen 85’
St. Louis City 2.59 xGSporting Kansas City 0.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sporting Kansas City attacking St. Louis City attacking 
85’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 36’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 76’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 28’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 65’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+2’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 23’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 52’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+7’ Palmer Ault (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Tomas Totland (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 58’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 36’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 76’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 28’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 65’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+2’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 23’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 52’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 55’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 35’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+7’ Palmer Ault (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Jeong Sang-bin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Tomas Totland (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 58’ Capita (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Simon Becher (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Dejan Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Jacob Davis (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St. Louis City 3-4-3 Starting XI
Lundt
MacNaughton
Baumgartl
Totland 88’
Polvara
Löwen 88’
Edelman
Wallem 46’
Hartel
Sang-bin 64’
Becher 90’
Sporting Kansas City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cleveland
Reid 46’
James 46’
Miller
Blorian 75’
Johnsen
Bassong 76’
Capita 85’
García
Harris
Joveljić

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Benjamin Lundt
90′ 1 2 23 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Lukas MacNaughton
90′ 3 1 – 8 5 65 1 – – –
Timo Baumgartl
90′ 2 2 – 4 2 63 1 – – –
Tomas Totland Taken off
88′ – – – 1 1 26 1 – – –
Jaziel Orozco Came on as a substitute
11′ 1 – – 1 – 4 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Dante Polvara
90′ – – 65 – 0.03 5 – 8 2 1 –
Conrad Wallem Taken off
45′ – – 28 – 0.01 – – 1 1 – –
Eduard Löwen Taken off
88′ 1 – 46 1 0.22 – – 1 1 1 –
Daniel Edelman
90′ – – 67 2 0.25 1 3 2 2 –
Marcel Hartel
90′ 1 – 36 4 0.29 – 1 2 – 1 –
Rafael Santos Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 11 – 0.02 – – 2 1 2 –
Miguel Perez Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 12 – 0.00 – – – 1 – –
Tomáš Ostrák Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – 0.03 1 1 1 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Jeong Sang-bin Taken off
64′ 1 – 2 1 0.34 0.04 2 5 2 17 –
Simon Becher Taken off
89′ – 1 5 – 0.31 0.06 2 8 3 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

St. Louis City LWWDW
Sporting Kansas City DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St. Louis City 2-2 Sporting Kansas City, 15 May 25 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City, 20 Aug 26  All St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas 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.