KANSAS CITY. Sporting KC and St. Louis City went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Sporting KC was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman who was helped by Justin Howard and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 12.64 degrees Celsius or 54.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 8 Total 19
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 106 Attack 105
- 26 Dangerous attack 49
- 94 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sporting KC had a superior ball possession 59% while St. Louis City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Louis City had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough St. Louis City to win the match.
Sporting KC shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, St. Louis City shot 19 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (Nemanja Radoja, Dániel Sallói and Jake Davis). Regarding the opposition, St. Louis City received 2 yellow cards (Célio Pompeu and T. Parker).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Sporting KC has 11 points like Minnesota United to move up in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, St. Louis City will has 12 points like Los Angeles FC and Austin to climb in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will play away against St. Louis City on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting KC (1 draw).
St. Louis City will host Sporting KC on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (1 draw).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
71'
17'
54'
Sporting KC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Tim Melia , Jake Davis , Dany Rosero , Andreu Fontàs , Tim Leibold , Nemanja Radoja , Rémi Walter , Erik Thommy , Alan Pulido , Dániel Sallói and Willy Agada .
The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Robert Voloder, Johnny Russell , Khiry Shelton , Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas, Z. Bassong, K. Pierre and Memo Rodríguez.
Substitutions
Sporting KC made only 1 change substituting Willy Agada for Johnny Russell (54′).
Player of the match: Willy Agada
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting KC was Willy Agada.
His rating is with 17 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8.
St. Louis City – Formation
St. Louis City
Also St. Louis City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bradley Carnell played with: R. Bürki , T. Totland , T. Parker , K. Hiebert , A. Markanich , T. Ostrák , C. Durkin , R. Alm , I. Vassilev , Célio Pompeu and João Klauss .
These were the players on the bench: J. Nerwinski, A. Watts, N. Þórisson , B. Lundt, N. Dyhr, Hosei Kijima , J. Nilsson and A. Jackson .
Substitutions
St. Louis City made 4 changes: T. Ostrák for Hosei Kijima (64′), R. Alm for N. Þórisson (73′), I. Vassilev for A. Jackson (64′) and A. Markanich for N. Dyhr (88′).
Player of the match: João Klauss
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Louis City was João Klauss.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – Real Salt Lake – 0-4
- Houston Dynamo – Austin – 0-1
- Sporting KC – St. Louis City – 3-3
- Colorado Rapids – Dallas – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – New York RB – 2-2
- Seattle Sounders – Vancouver Whitecaps – 0-2
- Charlotte – Minnesota United – 0-3
