Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City vs St. Louis City – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City drew 1-1. Goals: E. Löwen (45'), C. Harris (55'). Sporting Kansas City had 49% possession against St. Louis City's 51%. Shots on target: 3-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 20

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

St. Louis City

Referee: Victor Rivas, USA

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City4-4-2

30Stefan ClevelandG

8Jacob DavisD

15Jansen MillerD

28Wyatt MeyerD

18Emir KarićD

7CapitaM

4Lasse Berg JohnsenM

22Zorhan BassongM

11Calvin HarrisM

19Taylor CalheiraF

9Dejan JoveljićF

Substitutes

93Shapi SuleymanovF

16Jacob BartlettD

17Stephen AfrifaF

99Jayden ReidD

1John PulskampG

13Justin ReynoldsD

2Ian JamesD

57Diego BorgesD

St. Louis City3-4-2-1

1Roman BürkiG

5Lukas MacNaughtonD

32Timo BaumgartlD

21Dante PolvaraD

6Conrad WallemM

8Christopher DurkinM

24Daniel EdelmanM

14Tomas TotlandM

77Jeong Sang-binF

10Eduard LöwenF

11Simon BecherF

Substitutes

19Carlo HolseF

23Alexandru MățanM

99Jaziel OrozcoD

29Palmer AultM

39Benjamin LundtG

4Mamadou MbackeD

28Miguel PerezM

7Tomáš OstrákM

20Rafael SantosD

Match Events

15'Y

Z. Bassong

21'Y

C. Durkin

45'Y

Jansen Miller

45'+2G

E. Löwen

55'G

C. Harris

Assist: T. Calheira

61'Y

C. Wallem

62'S

E. Löwen

Substitution 1

62'S

S. Becher

Substitution 2

64'S

T. Calheira

Substitution 1

75'S

C. Harris

Substitution 2

75'S

Z. Bassong

Substitution 3

84'S

C. Wallem

Substitution 3

84'S

Jeong Sang-Bin

Substitution 4

89'S

E. Karić

Substitution 4

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City

49%51%

St. Louis City

1.3Expected Goals (xG)0.52

18Total Shots7

3Shots on Target2

9Corners2

12Fouls11

0Offsides1

86Pass Accuracy (%)89

2Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host St. Louis City on Thursday, 20 August 2026. The kick-off time is 00:00 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; St. Louis City sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. St. Louis City have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 Jul 2026: Sporting Kansas City 2-3 St. Louis City; 15 May 2025: Sporting Kansas City 2-2 St. Louis City; 6 Apr 2025: Sporting Kansas City 2-0 St. Louis City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City drew 1-1. Sporting Kansas City scored through C. Harris 55'. St. Louis City replied with E. Löwen 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 55 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 49% of the ball against 51% for St. Louis City. Shots on target finished 3-2. Expected goals read 1.30 for Sporting Kansas City, 0.52 for St. Louis City.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and St. Louis City 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.