St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

29 September 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Cedric Teuchert 33’
Rasmus Alm 54’
Eduard Löwen 75’

Stephen Afrifa 63’

Match summary

St. Louis City won 3-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City. St. Louis City led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cedric Teuchert put St. Louis City ahead in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Rasmus Alm made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, Stephen Afrifa pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 63rd minute, and Eduard Löwen made it 3-1 in the 75th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: St. Louis City created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Sporting Kansas City 1.38 from 17.

Key events

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

9’

Stephen AfrifaShot on target

20’

Stephen AfrifaShot on target

Cedric TeuchertRight foot shot

1-0

33’

João KlaussFoul

39’

Alenis VargasShot on target

45’

John PulskampArgument

45’

Dany RoseroFoul

45+5’

Robert VoloderFoul

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

Rasmus AlmRight foot shot

2-0

54’

58’

Logan NdenbeTim Leibold

58’

Khiry SheltonRémi Walter

Nökkvi ÞórissonRasmus Alm

61’

63’

Stephen AfrifaRight foot shot

2-1

75’

Logan NdenbeArgument

Eduard LöwenRight foot shot

3-1

75’

Stephen AfrifaShot on target

Simon BecherJoão Klauss

76’

78’

Alan PulidoWilliam Agada

78’

Dániel SallóiStephen Afrifa

78’

Johnny RussellAlenis Vargas

Cedric TeuchertTime wasting

80’

Jake Girdwood-ReichAkil Watts

84’

John David Klein IIICedric Teuchert

84’

Joakim NilssonKyle Hiebert

84’

Jannes HornTime wasting

86’

Nökkvi ÞórissonShot on target

87’

90+6’

Johnny RussellShot on target

Full-time3-1

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 1.26 xGSporting Kansas City 1.38 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′	5	1	58	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Tomas Totland	90′	1	–	2	2	–	33	1	–	–	–
Henry Kessler	90′	–	–	–	5	4	34	1	–	–	–
Kyle Hiebert Taken off	84′	6	3	1	10	2	59	1	–	–	–
Jannes Horn	90′	–	1	–	3	1	28	1	–	–
Akil Watts Taken off	84′	1	–	–	4	1	23	1	–	1	–
Joakim Nilsson Came on as a substitute	12′	–	1	1	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
Jake Girdwood-Reich Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders3 players


Rasmus Alm Taken off	61′	1	–	16	–	0.00	–	–	1	1	1	–
Eduard Löwen	90′	1	–	62	3	0.16	5	–	6	1	–	–
Marcel Hartel	90′	–	–	30	1	0.09	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


Cedric Teuchert Taken off	84′	1	2	3	1	0.11	0.37	2	5	1	12
João Klauss Taken off	76′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.03	–	7	4	13
Nökkvi Þórisson Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	1	1	0.07	0.03	2	3	–	9	–
Simon Becher Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.01	–	3	1	8	–
John David Klein III Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.04	1	2	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	1	3	21	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis	90′	–	1	–	1	–	54	1	–	1	–
Dany Rosero	90′	–	–	2	5	4	39	1	–	–
Robert Voloder	90′	3	1	1	5	1	49	1	–	–
Tim Leibold Taken off	58′	3	–	–	5	1	28	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Came on as a substitute	32′	2	–	–	2	–	33	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Memo Rodríguez	90′	–	–	50	1	0.28	1	–	1	2	–	–
Rémi Walter Taken off	58′	–	–	32	–	0.05	1	–	1	1	–	–
Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	43	3	0.08	1	–	3	4	1	–
Stephen Afrifa Taken off	78′	1	–	16	–	0.04	–	–	5	–	2	–
Khiry Shelton Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	16	–	0.02	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dániel Sallói Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	0.03	2	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Alenis Vargas Taken off	78′	–	–	1	1	0.04	0.02	1	3	1	10	–
William Agada Taken off	78′	–	–	2	–	0.07	0.01	–	2	1	22	–
Johnny Russell Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	1	1	0.48	0.24	1	1	–	12	–
Alan Pulido Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	–	–	8	–

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 D W D L W

Sporting Kansas City W D L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 St. Louis City, 21 Jul 24 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-0 St. Louis City, 06 Apr 25 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.