Sporting Kansas City 2-1 St. Louis City — MLS, 5 Nov 2023
Sporting Kansas City beat St. Louis City 2-1 in the MLS MLS Cup - Round 1 on 5 November 2023 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas. Logan Ndenbe, Dániel Sallói, Célio Pompeu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 2 and St. Louis City 2.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 23'Foul
- 32'Foul
- 42'Foul
- 1-045+1'assist: A. Pulido
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 65'
- 69'Foul
- 2-073'assist: G. Kinda
- 75'out: Tomáš Ostrák
- 81'Foul
- 85'
- 85'out: Erik Thommy
- 2-186'assist: N. Blom
- 90+2'
- 90+3'out: R. Espinoza
- 90+6'Foul
- 90+7'out: K. Shelton
- 90+14'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 7.6Dániel SallóiF
- 7.5Logan NdenbeD
- 7.5Gadi KindaM
- 7.3Johnny RussellF
- 7.3Daniel RoseroD
- 7.3Andreu FontàsD
- 6.9Alan PulidoF
- 6.9Nemanja RadojaM
- 6.5Jacob DavisD
- 6.5Róger EspinozaM
- 6.3Timothy MeliaG
- 6.3Erik ThommyM
- 6.3Khiry SheltonF
- 6.2Rémi WalterM
- 6.2Robert CastellanosD
St. Louis City
- 7.3Indiana VassilevM
- 7.3Celio MartinsM
- 7.2Njabulo BlomM
- 6.9João KlaussF
- 6.7Kyle HiebertD
- 6.7Tomáš OstrákM
- 6.5Timothy ParkerD
- 6.5Akil WattsD
- 6.3Joshua YaroD
- 6.3Eduard LöwenM
- 6.3Nicholas GioacchiniF
- 6.3Aziel JacksonM
- 6.2Jared StroudM
- 6.2Samuel AdeniranF
- 6.2Roman BürkiG
Line-ups
St. Louis City4-3-1-2
Sporting Kansas City4-3-3
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityP. Vermes
Substitutes
- 77Marinos TzionisF
- 11K. Shelton90+7'F6.3
- 26Erik Thommy85'M6.3
- 8G. ZusiD
- 15R. Espinoza90+3'M6.5
- 21F. HernándezM
- 19R. Castellanos85'D6.2
- 1John PulskampG
- 23W. AgadaF
St. Louis CityB. Carnell
Substitutes
- 29Nökkvi ÞórissonF
- 4J. NilssonD
- 2J. NerwinskiD
- 39Benjamin LundtG
- 7Tomáš Ostrák75'M6.7
- 11N. Gioacchini65'F6.3
- 25A. Jackson90+2'M6.3
- 13Anthony MarkanichD
- 12Célio Pompeu86'46'M7.3
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
0.97Expected goals (xG)0.75
8Total shots15
4Shots on target2
1Shots off target7
3Blocked shots6
5Corners7
1Offsides2
14Fouls14
4Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
362Total passes368
263Accurate passes254
73%Pass accuracy69%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dániel Sallói | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Logan Ndenbe | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Gadi Kinda | 89 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Johnny Russell | 89 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Daniel Rosero | 85 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Andreu Fontàs | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Alan Pulido | 85 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nemanja Radoja | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jacob Davis | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Róger Espinoza | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Timothy Melia | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Erik Thommy | 20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Khiry Shelton | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rémi Walter | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Robert Castellanos | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
St. Louis City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Vassilev | 89 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Celio Martins | 45 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Njabulo Blom | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| João Klauss | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kyle Hiebert | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tomáš Ostrák | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Timothy Parker | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Akil Watts | 76 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Joshua Yaro | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Eduard Löwen | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Gioacchini | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Aziel Jackson | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jared Stroud | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Samuel Adeniran | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Roman Bürki | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityWDWWL
- W30 Oct 23ASt. Louis City4-1
- D26 Oct 23HSan Jose Earthquakes0-0
- W22 Oct 23HMinnesota United FC3-1
- W08 Oct 23AReal Salt Lake3-2
- L01 Oct 23ASt. Louis City1-4
St. Louis CityLLLWW
- L30 Oct 23HSporting Kansas City1-4
- L22 Oct 23HSeattle Sounders0-2
- L05 Oct 23AVancouver Whitecaps0-3
- W01 Oct 23HSporting Kansas City4-1
- W24 Sept 23AMinnesota United FC2-1
Head-to-head
- 30 Oct 23St. Louis City1-4Sporting Kansas City
- 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