St. Louis City crushes Sporting KC 4-1 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

. St. Louis City liquidates Sporting KC 4-1 with goals of

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Luke Meyer
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St. Louis City crushes Sporting KC 4-1 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

. St. Louis City destroys Sporting KC 4-1 with goals of Samuel Adeniran (73′), Jared Stroud (75′), João Klauss (80′) and João Klauss (85′). On the opposite side, Sporting KC scored with ​William Agada (90′).

The match was played at the CityPark stadium in . In front of 22,423 spectators.​ The referee was Armando Villarreal with the support of Andrew Bigelow and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Rosendo Mendoza. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.96 degrees Celsius or 82.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Louis City

4 - 1

Team 1

Sporting KC

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 21 Total 18
  • 8 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 81 Attack 92
  • 44 Dangerous attack 52
  • 76 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. St. Louis City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sporting KC that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting KC had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Louis City managed to find the solution to win this match.​

St. Louis City shot 21 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

St. Louis City received 2 yellow cards (Tim Parker and Anthony Markanich). Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. Markanich- Yellow
41'
64'
65'
67'
Rémi Walter- sub ->Felipe Gutiérrez
S. Adeniran(goal)Eduard Löwen
73'
75'
77'
João Klauss(goal)Eduard Löwen
80'
João Klauss(goal)Jared Stroud
85'
86'
Willy Agada- sub ->Erik Thommy
T. Parker- Yellow
87'
86'
Robert Castellanos- sub ->Dany Rosero
N. Þórisson- sub ->João Klauss
89'
90'
Willy Agada(goal)Dániel Sallói
K. Hiebert- sub ->Anthony Markanich
90'
T. Ostrák- sub ->Eduard Löwen
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, St. Louis City will have 56 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting KC will stay with 38 points like Minnesota United to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, St. Louis City will host Seattle Sounders on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).

Sporting KC will host Minnesota United on the 22nd of October with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

St. Louis City – Formation

St. Louis City
G
R. Bürki 1.Switzerland
7.8
D
J. Nerwinski 2.United States
7.0
D
J. Nilsson 4.Sweden
6.7
D
A. Markanich 13.United States
7.9
90' 41'
D
T. Parker 26.United States
7.3
87'
M
N. Blom 6.South Africa
6.4
M
E. Löwen 10.Germany
8.4
90'
M
I. Vassilev 19.United States
6.4
64'
M
A. Jackson 25.United States
6.1
65'
F
João Klauss 9.Brazil
8.9
89' Goals80', 85'
F
S. Adeniran 16.United States
7.0
Goals73'
Substitutes
G
B. Lundt 39.Germany
D
K. Hiebert 22.Canada
90'
M
T. Ostrák 7.Czech Republic
90'
M
Jared Stroud 8.United States
8.4
64' Goals75'
M
Célio Pompeu 12.Brazil
M
A. Watts 20.United States
M
R. Alm 21.Sweden
F
Nicholas Gioacchini 11.France
7.0
65'
F
N. Þórisson 29.Iceland
89'

St. Louis City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bradley Carnell decided to play with the following team: Roman Bürki (7.8), Jakob Nerwiński (7.0), Tim Parker (7.3), Joakim Nilsson (6.7), Anthony Markanich (7.9), Indiana Vassilev (6.4), Njabulo Blom (6.4), Eduard Löwen (8.4), Aziel Jackson (6.1), João Klauss (8.9) and Samuel Adeniran (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tomáš Ostrák, Jared Stroud (8.4), Nicholas Gioacchini (7.0), Celio Martins, Akil Watts, Rasmus Alm, Kyle Hiebert, Nökkvi Þórisson and Benjamin Lundt.

Substitutions

St. Louis City made 5 changes: Indiana Vassilev for Jared Stroud (64′), Aziel Jackson for Nicholas Gioacchini (65′), João Klauss for Nökkvi Þórisson (89′), Anthony Markanich for Kyle Hiebert (90′) and Eduard Löwen for Tomáš Ostrák (90′).

Best player: João Klauss​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Louis City was João Klauss.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC
G
Tim Melia 29.United States
6.4
D
Andreu Fontàs 3.Spain
6.3
D
Dany Rosero 5.Colombia
7.0
86'
D
Jake Davis 17.United States
6.1
D
Logan Ndenbe 18.Belgium
6.6
M
Nemanja Radoja 6.Serbia
7.0
77'
M
Felipe Gutiérrez 13.Chile
7.9
67'
M
Erik Thommy 26.Germany
6.6
86'
F
Alan Pulido 9.Mexico
7.3
F
Khiry Shelton  11.United States
6.4
F
Dániel Sallói 20.Hungary
8.1
Substitutes
G
John Pulskamp 1.United States
D
Robert Voloder 4.Germany
D
Graham Zusi 8.United States
D
Robert Castellanos 19.United States
7.0
86'
M
Gadi Kinda 10.Israel
6.7
77'
M
Róger Espinoza 15.Honduras
M
Rémi Walter 54.France
6.4
67'
F
Willy Agada 23.Nigeria
7.5
86' Goals90'
F
Marinos Tzionis 77.Cyprus

Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia (6.4), Jacob Davis (6.1), Dany Rosero (7.0), Andreu Fontàs (6.3), Logan Ndenbe (6.6), Erik Thommy (6.6), Nemanja Radoja (7.0), Felipe Gutiérrez (7.9), Khiry Shelton (6.4), Alan Pulido (7.3) and Dániel Sallói (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Graham Zusi, Gadi Kinda (6.7), Róger Espinoza, Robert Castellanos (7.0), William Agada (7.5), Rémi Walter (6.4) and Marinos Tzionis.

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 4 changes: Nemanja Radoja for Gadi Kinda (77′), Erik Thommy for William Agada (86′), Felipe Gutiérrez for Rémi Walter (67′) and Dany Rosero for Robert Castellanos (86′).

Best player: Dániel Sallói​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Dániel Sallói.

His rating is (8.1) with 30 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​