St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

21 May 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Eduard Löwen 19’ (pen)
  • Indiana Vassilev 25’, 75’
  • Nicholas Gioacchini 55’

Match summary

St. Louis City won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Sporting Kansas City. St. Louis City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Eduard Löwen put St. Louis City ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute and Indiana Vassilev made it 2-0 in the 25th minute. In the second half, Nicholas Gioacchini made it 3-0 in the 55th minute and Vassilev made it 4-0 in the 75th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: St. Louis City created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Sporting Kansas City 1.68 from 17.

Key events

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City
Kick-off
Jared StroudShot on target
5’
14’
Alan PulidoShot on target
Eduard LöwenPenalty1-0 (St. Louis City)
19’
Indiana VassilevLeft foot shot2-0 (St. Louis City)
25’
28’
Gadi KindaFoul
Jakob NerwińskiFoul
30’
Nicholas GioacchiniShot on target
34’
38’
Dany RoseroShot on target
42’
Dániel SallóiFoul
Half-time2-0
46’
Logan NdenbeTim Leibold
46’
Erik ThommyGadi Kinda
Second half underway
52’
Johnny RussellShot on target
Nicholas GioacchiniRight foot shot3-0 (St. Louis City)
55’
63’
Jacob DavisGraham Zusi
Tomáš OstrákJared Stroud
68’
74’
Johnny RussellShot on target
Indiana VassilevLeft foot shot4-0 (St. Louis City)
75’
77’
Marinos TzionisJohnny Russell
77’
Róger EspinozaRémi Walter
John David Klein IIIEduard Löwen
78’
Miguel PerezNjabulo Blom
78’
85’
Marinos TzionisShot on target
86’
Alan PulidoShot on target
Aziel JacksonNicholas Gioacchini
88’
Full-time4-0

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 1.50 1.68 19’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 1-0 19’ 25’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), 2-0 25’ 55’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), 3-0 55’ 75’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), 4-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.68 19’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), 1-0 Löwen 19’ 25’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), 2-0 Vassilev 25’ 55’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), 3-0 Gioacchini 55’ 75’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), 4-0 Vassilev 75’
St. Louis City 1.50 xGSporting Kansas City 1.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sporting Kansas City attacking St. Louis City attacking 
19’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 74’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 75’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 23’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 86’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 47’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 74’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 34’ Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 85’ Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 74’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 75’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 23’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 86’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 47’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 52’ Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 74’ Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 34’ Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Jared Stroud (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 41’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

St. Louis City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bürki
Nerwiński
Bartlett
Parker
Hiebert
Blom 78’
Löwen 78’
Vassilev 2
Pompeu
Stroud 68’
Gioacchini 88’
Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI
Mcintosh
Leibold 46’
Zusi 63’
Rosero
Fontàs
Walter 77’
Radoja
Kinda 46’
Sallói
Russell 77’
Pulido

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Roman Bürki
90′ 6 0 26 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Jakob Nerwiński
90′ 4 1 – 5 – 11 1 – –
Lucas Bartlett
90′ 4 2 1 5 – 30 1 – – –
Tim Parker
90′ 2 2 1 6 3 27 – – – –
Kyle Hiebert
90′ 3 1 – 9 6 22 2 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Njabulo Blom Taken off
78′ – – 20 – 0.01 3 4 4 – 1 –
Eduard Löwen Taken off
78′ 1 – 37 1 0.09 3 – 4 3 1 –
Jared Stroud Taken off
69′ – 2 16 5 0.12 4 – 5 – – –
Indiana Vassilev
90′ 2 – 12 1 0.13 – 1 2 2 1 –
Celio Pompeu
90′ – – 14 – 0.01 4 – 7 4 1 –
Tomáš Ostrák Came on as a substitute
21′ – 1 3 1 0.03 2 – 2 2 – –
Miguel Perez Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 3 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
John David Klein III Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 6 – 0.00 1 1 2 – 1 –
Aziel Jackson Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards1 player
Nicholas Gioacchini Taken off
88′ 1 – 2 2 0.14 0.09 1 8 1 24 –
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 LWDLL
Sporting Kansas City LLWWD

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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.