Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

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

St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2. Goals: Jeong Sang-Bin (28'), M. Hartel (36'), Capita (42'), D. Joveljić (76'), E. Löwen (85' pen.). St. Louis City had 53% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 47%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 16

Friday, 17 July 2026

St. Louis City

3 - 2

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

Sporting Kansas City

Referee: A. Chapman

Lineups

St. Louis City3-4-3

39Benjamin LundtG

5Lukas MacNaughtonD

32Timo BaumgartlD

21Dante PolvaraD

6Conrad WallemM

10Eduard LöwenM

24Daniel EdelmanM

14Tomas TotlandM

77Jeong Sang-binF

11Simon BecherF

17Marcel HartelF

Substitutes

20Rafael SantosD

28Miguel PerezM

99Jaziel OrozcoD

7Tomáš OstrákM

29Palmer AultM

31Christian OlivaresG

27Fallou FallD

22Kyle HiebertD

59Mykhi JoynerM

Sporting Kansas City4-2-3-1

30Stefan ClevelandG

2Ian JamesD

15Jansen MillerD

5Or BlorianD

99Jayden ReidD

4Lasse Berg JohnsenM

22Zorhan BassongM

7CapitaM

6Manu GarcíaM

11Calvin HarrisM

9Dejan JoveljićF

Substitutes

18Emir KarićD

8Jacob DavisM

23Ethan BartlowD

20Kwaku AgyabengM

17Stephen AfrifaF

1John PulskampG

16Jacob BartlettD

14Macielo TschantretM

93Shapi SuleymanovF

Match Events

28'G

Jeong Sang-Bin

36'G

M. Hartel

Assist: S. Becher

42'G

Capita

46'S

I. James

Substitution 1

46'S

C. Wallem

Substitution 1

46'S

J. Reid

Substitution 2

64'S

Jeong Sang-Bin

Substitution 2

75'S

O. Blorian

Substitution 3

76'S

Z. Bassong

Substitution 4

76'G

D. Joveljić

Assist: Manu García

78'Y

Capita

85'S

Capita

Substitution 5

85'P

E. Löwen

88'S

E. Löwen

Substitution 3

88'S

T. Totland

Substitution 4

90'Y

B. Lundt

90'+6S

S. Becher

Substitution 5

90'+7Y

D. Edelman

Statistics

St. Louis City

53%47%

Sporting Kansas City

2.51Expected Goals (xG)0.98

20Total Shots12

6Shots on Target3

5Corners6

14Fouls11

1Offsides0

85Pass Accuracy (%)80

2Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

Match preview

St. Louis City host Sporting Kansas City on Friday, 17 July 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. St. Louis City go into the match 6th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

St. Louis City have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Sporting Kansas City have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 15 May 2025: St. Louis City 2-2 Sporting Kansas City; 6 Apr 2025: St. Louis City 0-2 Sporting Kansas City; 29 Sept 2024: St. Louis City 3-1 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2. St. Louis City scored through Jeong Sang-Bin 28', M. Hartel 36', E. Löwen 85' (pen.). Sporting Kansas City replied with Capita 42', D. Joveljić 76'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

St. Louis City held 53% of the ball against 47% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 2.51 for St. Louis City, 0.98 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges St. Louis City forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. St. Louis City sat 6th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.