St. Louis City v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 21 May 2023 02:30 BST · CITYPARK

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: St. Louis City · Sporting Kansas City

St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City — St. Louis City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

St. Louis City beat Sporting Kansas City 4–0 at CITYPARK in Major League Soccer on Sunday 21 May.

The goals

St. Louis City led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — St. Louis City: E. Lowen (19’ pen), Indiana Vassilev (25’, assisted by Jared Stroud; 75’, assisted by T. Ostrák) and Nicholas Gioacchini (55’, assisted by Jared Stroud).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: St. Louis City 1.50, Sporting Kansas City 1.63, from 15 shots to 17 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

C. Penso showed three yellow cards — against 5.3 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — St. Louis City: Jakob Nerwiński (30’); Sporting Kansas City: G. Kinda (28’) and Dániel Sallói (42’).

What it changes

St. Louis City’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 20, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jared Stroud (St. Louis City) 10.5, Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City) 10.3 and Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City) 8.7 led the match.

Next up

St. Louis City next travel to Columbus Crew on 22 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for St. Louis City: Columbus Crew v St. Louis City, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: CITYPARK · St. Louis, Missouri
Referee: C. Penso
Recent form: St. Louis City 1W 1D 3L · Sporting Kansas City 2W 1D 2L

St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 4.17

Corners

against 4.5 / 4.33 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.17 / 4

Shots on target

against 6.33 / 5.17 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.67 / 2.17

Cards

against 1.83 / 2 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

5.31 yellows

Referee · C. Penso

2.77 home / 2.54 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	St. Louis City for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.17 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.17 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.5 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.17 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.17 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.17 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: C. Penso — 5.31 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 22.85 fouls over 13 matches (2.77 to the home side, 2.54 to the away side).

Home 2.77Away 2.54

St. Louis City

St. Louis City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Alm n 8	58	2.7 8/4	1.6 7/1	—
Célio Pompeu n 8	25.6	2.6 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
Lucas Bartlett n 5	68.4	2.4 3/3	0 0/0	—
M. Perez n 8	37.5	2.4 5/2	1.2 4/0	—
Joao Klauss n 8	83	2.3 7/4	1.8 7/3	—

St. Louis City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Adeniran n 4	21.8	7.2 2/2	2.1 2/0
T. Ostrák n 8	41.5	2.4 5/3	1.1 3/1
Joao Klauss n 8	83	2.3 8/7	1.4 6/4
Célio Pompeu n 8	25.6	1.8 3/1	1.3 3/0
E. Lowen n 8	84.8	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0

St. Louis City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Joao Klauss n 8	83	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
Jared Stroud n 8	60.9	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
R. Alm n 8	58	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Ostrák n 8	41.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Nicholas Gioacchini n 8	78.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

St. Louis City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Célio Pompeu n 8	25.6	4.4 4/2
M. Perez n 8	37.5	4.2 6/4
I. Jensen n 7	19	3.4 3/1
T. Ostrák n 8	41.5	3.3 5/4
Akil Watts n 6	19.3	3.1 3/1

St. Louis City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Burki n 8	90	5 7/6

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Tzionis n 8	23.6	1.9 4/0	1 2/0	—
G. Kinda n 8	38.4	1.8 5/1	2.9 5/4	—
W. Agada n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.9 3/2	—
Robert Castellanos n 4	65.8	1.7 3/1	0 0/0	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	59.8	1.7 5/2	1.1 5/1	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	72.1	2 6/3	0.8 5/0
G. Kinda n 8	38.4	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0
E. Thommy n 8	80.1	1.4 6/4	0.6 3/1
Dániel Sallói n 8	85.6	1.3 7/2	0.9 5/1
Róger Espinoza n 8	59.8	1.3 5/2	0.9 3/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Kinda n 8	38.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	85.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Russell n 8	82.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Walter n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
E. Thommy n 8	80.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Davis n 5	67.8	4 5/4
Felipe Hernández n 8	36.1	3.4 4/3
M. Tzionis n 8	23.6	2.9 3/1
C. Duke n 8	40.5	2.5 4/2
Graham Zusi n 8	59.6	1.9 4/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. McIntosh n 3	67	5.8 2/2
Timothy Melia n 8	87.4	3.2 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
St. Louis City		Sporting Kansas City
33%	Possession	67%
1.50	Expected goals (xG)	1.63
15	Shots	17
6	Shots on target	7
6	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	4
10	Shots inside the box	15
4	Corners	11
3	Offsides	2
18	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	2
251	Passes	496
70%	Pass accuracy	84%

St. Louis City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Burki	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
Jakob Nerwiński	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.6
Lucas Bartlett	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.3
Tim Parker	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
K. Hiebert	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.2
Indiana Vassilev	90	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	8.3
Célio Pompeu	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.6
Nicholas Gioacchini	88	1	0	2	2	1	2	0	7.6
Njabulo Blom	78	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
E. Lowen	78	1	0	4	1	1	3	0	7.6
Jared Stroud	69	0	2	1	1	5	4	0	8.2
T. Ostrák sub	21	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
M. Perez sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Klein sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Aziel Jackson sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
D. Rosero	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
N. Radoja	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Pulido	90	3	2	3	1	0	6.9
Dániel Sallói	90	1	0	2	0	Y	6.6
R. Walter	77	2	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Russell	77	2	2	3	2	0	7.9
Graham Zusi	63	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Tim Leibold	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
G. Kinda	45	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
L. Ndenbe sub	45	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
E. Thommy sub	45	2	1	2	2	0	7.2
J. Davis sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Róger Espinoza sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Tzionis sub	13	1	1	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind St. Louis City v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

St. Louis CityDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

St. Louis City#1 pos56 pts34 pl+17 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

St. Louis City scored1.82

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

St. Louis City conceded1.32

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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