St. Louis City 1-4 Sporting Kansas City — MLS, 30 Oct 2023
Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis City 4-1 in the MLS MLS Cup - Round 1 on 30 October 2023 at CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri. Logan Ndenbe, Timothy Parker, R. Walter, G. Kinda got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, St. Louis City have won 2 and Sporting Kansas City 1.
· kickoff·CITYPARK · St. Louis, Missouri·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 15'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 0-127'assist: A. Pulido
- 1-128'
- 1-236'assist: Dániel Sallói
- 1-339'assist: K. Shelton
- 45'Roughing
- Half-time1-3
- 58'Roughing
- 59'
- 59'
- 1-461'assist: A. Pulido
- 70'Tripping
- 73'
- 73'out: Erik Thommy
- 78'Roughing
- 80'
- 80'out: A. Watts
- 85'out: R. Espinoza
- 87'Roughing
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
St. Louis City
- 7.5Timothy ParkerD
- 7.3Celio MartinsM
- 6.9Njabulo BlomM
- 6.9Akil WattsM
- 6.7Roman BürkiG
- 6.7João KlaussF
- 6.5Jared StroudM
- 6.5Indiana VassilevM
- 6.5Aziel JacksonF
- 6.3Joakim NilssonD
- 6.3Samuel AdeniranF
- 6.3Nicholas GioacchiniF
- 6.2Kyle HiebertD
- 6.2Eduard LöwenM
- 5.9Jakob NerwińskiD
- 5.9Anthony MarkanichD
Sporting Kansas City
- 8.5Gadi KindaM
- 8.2Dániel SallóiF
- 7.7Alan PulidoF
- 7.7Nemanja RadojaM
- 7.2Khiry SheltonF
- 7.0Logan NdenbeD
- 7.0Timothy MeliaG
- 6.9Daniel RoseroD
- 6.9Rémi WalterM
- 6.9Erik ThommyM
- 6.6Andreu FontàsD
- 6.6Jacob DavisD
Line-ups
Sporting Kansas City4-3-3
St. Louis City4-4-2
Substitutes
St. Louis CityB. Carnell
Substitutes
- 15J. YaroD
- 39Benjamin LundtG
- 16Samuel Adeniran87'59'F6.3
- 7Tomáš OstrákM
- 20A. Watts80'M6.9
- 11N. Gioacchini73'F6.3
- 24Lucas BartlettD
- 12Célio Pompeu80'M7.3
- 22Kyle Hiebert59'D6.2
Sporting Kansas CityP. Vermes
Substitutes
- 77Marinos TzionisF
- 26Erik Thommy73'M6.9
- 8G. ZusiD
- 15R. Espinoza85'M
- 13F. GutiérrezM
- 7J. RussellF
- 21F. HernándezM
- 19R. CastellanosD
- 1John PulskampG
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
0.76Expected goals (xG)1.57
10Total shots15
6Shots on target11
4Shots off target2
0Blocked shots2
3Corners5
0Offsides1
17Fouls14
5Yellow cards1
6Goalkeeper saves5
458Total passes341
352Accurate passes235
77%Pass accuracy69%
St. Louis City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Parker | 92 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Celio Martins | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Njabulo Blom | 92 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Akil Watts | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Roman Bürki | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| João Klauss | 92 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jared Stroud | 92 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Indiana Vassilev | 80 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Aziel Jackson | 59 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joakim Nilsson | 92 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Adeniran | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Gioacchini | 19 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kyle Hiebert | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Eduard Löwen | 73 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jakob Nerwiński | 80 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 5.9 |
| Anthony Markanich | 59 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadi Kinda | 74 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8.5 |
| Dániel Sallói | 92 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Alan Pulido | 85 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Nemanja Radoja | 92 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Khiry Shelton | 92 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Logan Ndenbe | 92 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Timothy Melia | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Rosero | 92 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rémi Walter | 92 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Erik Thommy | 18 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Andreu Fontàs | 92 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jacob Davis | 92 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
St. Louis CityLLWWD
- L22 Oct 23HSeattle Sounders0-2
- L05 Oct 23AVancouver Whitecaps0-3
- W01 Oct 23HSporting Kansas City4-1
- W24 Sept 23AMinnesota United FC2-1
- D21 Sept 23HLos Angeles FC0-0
Sporting Kansas CityDWWLW
- D26 Oct 23HSan Jose Earthquakes0-0
- W22 Oct 23HMinnesota United FC3-1
- W08 Oct 23AReal Salt Lake3-2
- L01 Oct 23ASt. Louis City1-4
- W24 Sept 23HHouston Dynamo2-1
Head-to-head
- 01 Oct 23St. Louis City4-1Sporting Kansas City
- 03 Sept 23Sporting Kansas City2-1St. Louis City
- 21 May 23St. Louis City4-0Sporting Kansas City
Most recent meetings