St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

1 October 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Samuel Adeniran 73’
Jared Stroud 75’
João Klauss 79’, 85’

William Agada 90+3’

Match summary

St. Louis City won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City. It was goalless at half-time.

Samuel Adeniran put St. Louis City ahead with a header in the 73rd minute, Jared Stroud made it 2-0 in the 75th minute, João Klauss made it 3-0 in the 79th minute, Klauss made it 4-0 in the 85th minute, and William Agada pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: St. Louis City created 2.82 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.66 from 18.

Key events

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

3’

Dany RoseroShot on target

Indiana VassilevShot on target

7’

Aziel JacksonShot on target

12’

João KlaussShot on target

30’

34’

Dániel SallóiShot on target

38’

Felipe GutiérrezShot on target

Anthony Markanich

41’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

59’

Dániel SallóiShot on target

Nicholas GioacchiniAziel Jackson

65’

Jared StroudIndiana Vassilev

65’

66’

Logan NdenbeShot on target

67’

Rémi WalterFelipe Gutiérrez

Nicholas GioacchiniShot on target

69’

Samuel AdeniranHeader

1-0

73’

Jared StroudLeft foot shot

2-0

75’

77’

Gadi KindaNemanja Radoja

João KlaussRight foot shot

3-0

79’

João KlaussRight foot shot

4-0

85’

86’

Robert CastellanosDany Rosero

86’

William AgadaErik Thommy

Tim ParkerArgument

87’

Tomáš OstrákEduard Löwen

90’

Kyle HiebertAnthony Markanich

90’

Nökkvi ÞórissonJoão Klauss

90’

William AgadaShot on target

90+3’

William AgadaHeader

4-1

Full-time4-1

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.

St. Louis City 2.82 xGSporting Kansas City 1.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking St. Louis City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

St. Louis City 4-4-2 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Bürki	90′	6	1	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Jakob Nerwiński	90′	–	4	1	1	–	30	–	–	–	–
Tim Parker	90′	3	1	2	4	1	62	1	–	–
Joakim Nilsson	90′	–	2	–	2	1	61	1	–	–	–
Anthony Markanich Taken off	89′	5	3	–	7	1	41	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Indiana Vassilev Taken off	64′	–	–	20	2	0.03	1	–	3	–	2	–
Njabulo Blom	90′	–	–	26	–	0.01	1	1	3	–	2	–
Eduard Löwen Taken off	89′	–	2	51	5	0.60	2	–	4	2	–	–
Aziel Jackson Taken off	65′	–	–	21	1	0.04	–	–	2	–	2	–
Jared Stroud Came on as a substitute	26′	1	1	9	3	0.33	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


João Klauss Taken off	89′	2	–	6	3	1.47	0.06	1	4	–	21	–
Samuel Adeniran	90′	1	–	4	1	0.16	0.02	–	5	–	13	–
Nicholas Gioacchini Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	2	1	0.28	0.06	1	2	1	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Timothy Melia	90′	4	4	19	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis	90′	5	1	1	6	–	41	2	–	–	–
Dany Rosero Taken off	86′	2	1	2	4	1	36	1	–	–	–
Andreu Fontàs	90′	3	1	1	3	–	59	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe	90′	2	1	–	3	–	62	3	–	–	–
Robert Castellanos Came on as a substitute	8′	1	–	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Erik Thommy Taken off	86′	–	–	41	–	0.04	4	–	9	1	2	–
Nemanja Radoja Taken off	77′	–	–	44	2	0.01	4	2	6	1	–	–
Felipe Gutiérrez Taken off	67′	–	–	41	3	0.21	3	1	5	1	1	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	1	30	2	0.49	1	–	4	1	–	–
Rémi Walter Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	12	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Gadi Kinda Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	10	–	0.01	1	1	1	–	–	–
William Agada Came on as a substitute	8′	1	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Khiry Shelton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	0.07	1	1	–	16	–
Alan Pulido	90′	–	–	2	–	0.24	0.14	4	5	2	34	–

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 L D D D W

Sporting Kansas City W L W L W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 St. Louis City, 03 Sep 23 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 3-3 St. Louis City, 21 Apr 24 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.