St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City

15 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Lukasz Szpala

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Celio Pompeu 15’
Cedric Teuchert 44’

Tim Leibold 70’
Dejan Joveljić 77’

Match summary

St. Louis City and Sporting Kansas City shared the points in a 2-2 draw. St. Louis City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Celio Pompeu put St. Louis City ahead from a corner in the 15th minute and Cedric Teuchert made it 2-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Tim Leibold pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 70th minute and Dejan Joveljić equalised with a header in the 77th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: St. Louis City created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Sporting Kansas City 1.32 from 18.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%

17 Shots 18

7 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 5

377 Passes 462

83.0% Pass accuracy 84.4%

9 Tackles 14

17 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 3

2 Offsides 1

Key events

St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Celio PompeuRight foot shot

1-0

15’

31’

Robert Voloder

Cedric TeuchertLeft foot shot

2-0

44’

45+2’

Dániel Sallói

Half-time2-0

46’

Shapi SuleymanovErik Thommy

46’

Nemanja RadojaJacob Davis

46’

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

Second half underway

49’

Zorhan Bassong

Celio PompeuShot on target

50’

54’

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

Marcel HartelShot on target

55’

56’

Tim LeiboldNemanja Radoja

Xande SilvaCedric Teuchert

59’

Simon BecherJoão Klauss

60’

Marcel HartelShot on target

62’

Conrad WallemShot on target

64’

67’

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

70’

Tim LeiboldLeft foot shot

2-1

76’

Khiry SheltonAndrew Brody

77’

Dejan JoveljićHeader

2-2

Henry KesslerTimo Baumgartl

78’

Joseph ZalinskyAkil Watts

78’

Jake Girdwood-ReichTomáš Ostrák

82’

Simon BecherShot on target

83’

Joseph Zalinsky

84’

90+1’

Mason ToyeDejan Joveljić

Full-time2-2

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.

St. Louis City 1.29 xGSporting Kansas City 1.32 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

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 3-5-2 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Roman Bürki	90′	3	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Joshua Yaro	90′	1	1	–	3	1	35	–	–	–	–
Timo Baumgartl Taken off	78′	1	2	–	3	2	51	3	–	–	–
Kyle Hiebert	90′	–	–	–	1	1	41	–	–	–	–
Akil Watts Taken off	78′	2	–	–	5	–	17	2	–	–	–
Henry Kessler Came on as a substitute	12′	–	1	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–
Joseph Zalinsky Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	3	2	–	–	–
Jake Girdwood-Reich Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	1	1	7	1	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Tomáš Ostrák Taken off	82′	–	1	41	2	0.01	1	1	4	1	–	–
Conrad Wallem	90′	–	–	46	2	0.07	–	1	4	2	1	–
Marcel Hartel	90′	–	–	34	5	0.12	2	1	5	–	2	–
Celio Pompeu	90′	1	–	27	1	0.01	1	1	3	3	1	–

Forwards4 players


Cedric Teuchert Taken off	59′	1	–	1	1	0.14	0.00	–	1	1	8	–
João Klauss Taken off	60′	–	–	2	–	0.21	0.00	–	4	1	10	–
Xande Silva Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.18	2	1	1	10	–
Simon Becher Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	2	1	0.39	0.00	–	1	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	5	2	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Andrew Brody Taken off	76′	–	–	–	2	1	32	1	–	–	–
Jansen Miller	90′	3	–	–	6	3	30	1	–	–	–
Robert Voloder	90′	–	–	–	2	–	47	2	–	–	–
Jacob Davis Taken off	45′	2	2	–	2	–	31	–	–	–	–
Khiry Shelton Came on as a substitute	14′	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	50	1	0.26	4	–	5	2	–	–
Jacob Bartlett	90′	–	–	51	2	0.17	1	2	1	3	–	–
Manu García	90′	–	–	46	4	0.63	1	–	9	–	5	–
Erik Thommy Taken off	45′	–	–	31	1	0.35	–	–	2	–	1	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	1	37	2	0.34	1	1	5	2	2	–
Nemanja Radoja Came on as a substituteTaken off	44′	–	–	10	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	1	–
Shapi Suleymanov Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	16	1	0.16	–	–	2	–	2	–
Tim Leibold Came on as a substitute	34′	1	–	24	–	0.03	–	1	2	1	2	–

Forwards1 player


Dejan Joveljić Taken off	89′	1	–	5	4	0.50	0.14	1	6	2	25	–

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 L L

Sporting Kansas City L W L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-0 St. Louis City, 06 Apr 25 Next meeting: St. Louis City 3-2 Sporting Kansas City, 17 Jul 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.