Sporting KC vs St. Louis City

MLS - MLS Cup - Round 1 5 Nov 2023, 22:00
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
St. Louis City
St. Louis City
🏟 Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 👤 I. Elfath Round Round 1

Match report

Sporting KC edged past St. Louis City 2-1 in the MLS - MLS Cup - Round 1 on 5 November 2023.

St. Louis City had 15 shots to Sporting KC's 8.

The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas), with I. Elfath in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 8 - 15 On target 4 - 2 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 14 - 14 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Logan Ndenbe
Sporting KC · 1 goal
8 Dániel Sallói 1 goal
8 Gadi Kinda 1 assist
7 Celio Martins 1 goal
7 Jacob Davis captained the side
First half vs second half
St. Louis City came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–3 1–12
Shots On Goal 3–0 1–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 4–3 1–4
Attacks 63–52 47–54
Match statistics
4 Substitution 4
110 Attacks 106
44 Dangerous Attacks 47
1 On Target 1
4 Off Target 13
8 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 8
3 Shots Outside Box 7
14 Fouls 14
5 Corners 7
1 Offsides 2
49% Ball Possession 51%
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
362 Passes Total 368
263 Passes Accurate 254
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting KC · 4-3-3
29 T. Melia
17 J. Davis 5 D. Valencia 3 A. Fontàs 18 L. Ndenbe
54 R. Walter 6 N. Radoja 10 G. Kinda
7 J. Russell 9 A. Pulido 20 D. Sallói
St. Louis City · 4-3-1-2
1 R. Bürki
20 A. Watts 15 J. Yaro 26 T. Parker 22 K. Hiebert
8 J. Stroud 6 N. Blom 19 I. Vassilev
10 E. Löwen
16 S. Adeniran 9 J. Klauss
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 19 Robert Castellanos
  • 26 Erik Thommy
  • 15 Róger Espinoza
  • 11 Khiry Shelton
  • 1 John Pulskamp
  • 8 Graham Zusi
  • 21 Felipe Hernández
  • 77 Marinos Tzionis
  • 23 William Agada
St. Louis City
Coach
B. Carnell
Substitutes
  • 12 Celio Martins
  • 11 Nicholas Gioacchini
  • 7 Tomás Ostrák
  • 25 Aziel Jackson
  • 39 Benjamin Lundt
  • 2 Jakob Nerwinski
  • 4 Joakim Nilsson
  • 13 Anthony Markanich
  • 29 Nökkvi Þórisson
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Célio Pompeu ↓ S. Adeniran St. Louis City
  • 65' ↑ N. Gioacchini ↓ J. Stroud St. Louis City
  • 75' ↑ T. Ostrák ↓ A. Watts St. Louis City
  • 85' ↑ R. Castellanos ↓ D. Rosero Sporting KC
  • 85' ↑ E. Thommy ↓ A. Pulido Sporting KC
  • 90+3' ↑ R. Espinoza ↓ G. Kinda Sporting KC
  • 90+7' ↑ K. Shelton ↓ J. Russell Sporting KC
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Jackson ↓ I. Vassilev St. Louis City
Cards
  • 23' E. Lowen St. Louis City
  • 32' T. Parker St. Louis City
  • 42' A. Pulido Sporting KC
  • 69' L. Ndenbe Sporting KC
  • 81' D. Rosero Sporting KC
  • 90+6' K. Hiebert St. Louis City
  • 90+14' R. Espinoza Sporting KC
Head-to-head
Sporting KC 4 4 draws 1 St. Louis City
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2024-07-21 Sporting KC vs St. Louis City 1 - 1
2024-04-21 Sporting KC vs St. Louis City 3 - 3
2023-11-11 St. Louis City vs Sporting KC 0 - 0
Recent form
Sporting KC D D D L L
St. Louis City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting KC vs St. Louis City?
Sporting KC won 2-1 against St. Louis City on 5 November 2023.
Who won Sporting KC vs St. Louis City?
Sporting KC won the match 2-1.
Where was Sporting KC vs St. Louis City played?
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas).
Who had more possession in Sporting KC vs St. Louis City?
St. Louis City had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.