. Sporting KC had a comfortable win over St. Louis City. Sporting KC scored with Logan Ndenbe (27′), Rémi Walter (36′), Gadi Kinda (39′) and Dániel Sallói (61′). On the other side, Tim Parker (28′) scored for St. Louis City. St. Louis City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the CityPark stadium in . In front of 22,423 spectators. The referee was Ted Unkel with the help of Cory Richardson and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Sergii Boiko. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.26 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 6 On Target 11
- 4 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 116 Attack 98
- 34 Dangerous attack 57
- 82 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
St. Louis City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting KC was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting KC won the encounter.
St. Louis City shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting KC shot 15 times, 11 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
St. Louis City received 5 yellow cards (Njabulo Blom, Eduard Löwen, Samuel Adeniran, Jared Stroud and Aziel Jackson). On the opposite side, Sporting KC received 1 yellow card (Gadi Kinda).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, St. Louis City will stay with 56 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting KC will have 44 points like SJ Earthquakes to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
St. Louis City – Formation
St. Louis City
80'
28'
78'
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 , Jakob Nerwiński , Tim Parker , Joakim Nilsson , Anthony Markanich , Indiana Vassilev , Eduard Löwen , Njabulo Blom , Jared Stroud , João Klauss and Aziel Jackson .
The home team had on the bench: Tomáš Ostrák, Nicholas Gioacchini , Celio Martins , Joshua Yaro, Samuel Adeniran , Akil Watts , Kyle Hiebert , Lucas Bartlett and Benjamin Lundt.
Substitutions
St. Louis City made 5 changes: Aziel Jackson for Samuel Adeniran (59′), Anthony Markanich for Kyle Hiebert (59′), Indiana Vassilev for Celio Martins (80′), Jakob Nerwiński for Akil Watts (80′) and Eduard Löwen for Nicholas Gioacchini (73′).
Best player: Tim Parker
The most impressive player for St. Louis City was Tim Parker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Vermes played with: Timothy Melia , Jacob Davis , Dany Rosero , Andreu Fontàs , Logan Ndenbe , Rémi Walter , Nemanja Radoja , Gadi Kinda , Khiry Shelton , Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói .
The following players were sitting on the bench: John Pulskamp, Johnny Russell, Graham Zusi, Felipe Gutiérrez, Róger Espinoza, Robert Castellanos, Felipe Hernández, Erik Thommy and Marinos Tzionis.
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 2 changes: Alan Pulido for Róger Espinoza (85′) and Gadi Kinda for Erik Thommy (74′).
Best player: Gadi Kinda
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Gadi Kinda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – New York RB – 3-0
- St. Louis City – Sporting KC – 1-4
- Orlando City – Nashville SC – 1-0
