Sporting KC VS St. Louis City

2026 Major League Soccer, United States

Children's Mercy Park Thu, 20 Aug - 12:00 AM

Major League Soccer

Sporting KC SKC

St. Louis City LOU

KICKOFF : Thu, 20 Aug - 12:00 AM

Regular Season

CONTEXT

Sporting KC welcomes St. Louis City to Children's Mercy Park for a Major League Soccer regular season encounter in 2026. St. Louis City arrives as the stronger side according to power metrics, holding a 65.03 rating against the hosts' 53.28 and an 11.8-point advantage overall. League standings reflect this gap, with the visitors positioned seventh domestically and Sporting KC fifteenth. Form scores further separate the sides, as St. Louis City posts 29.11 while the home team registers 9.67. Venue familiarity offers Sporting KC a platform to challenge the visitors' edge, though the away side's overall profile suggests they control most phases of play. Both teams operate without recent outing details to refine expectations.

TL;DR

Structural: St. Louis City holds an 11.8-point power score advantage over Sporting KC.
Form: St. Louis City posts a form score of 29.11 against Sporting KC's 9.67.
Squad: St. Louis City sits seventh in the domestic standings while Sporting KC occupies fifteenth.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics remain unavailable for both teams ahead of this fixture.
Transition: Transition metrics are not detailed in the available data for either side.
Set pieces: Set piece indicators are unavailable because xG data has not been enabled.
xVariable: St. Louis City is identified as the stronger team by an 11.8-point margin.
Market: Baseline split: Sporting KC 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | St. Louis City 0% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

R. Wicky

Y. Damet

0.79

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.42

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

1 - 3 - 2

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

53.28

65.03

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Sporting KC

St. Louis City

Power Score

53.28

65.03

League Position

Global Rank

812

443

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Sporting KC — Opponent-weighted form score

St. Louis City — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Sporting KC St. Louis City

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 6 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Sporting KC SKC Home

6 matches

St. Louis City LOU Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-1

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

1.27

3.38

xGA

1.27

Data last updated: 2026-08-13T00:35:06+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Aug 20, 2026, 12:00 AM

Competition

2026 Major League Soccer, United States · Regular Season

Stadium

Children's Mercy Park

Capacity

18467

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

R. Wicky Coach

Squad ▼

Stefan Cleveland Goalkeeper

John Pulskamp Goalkeeper

Jack Kortkamp Goalkeeper

Ryan Schewe Goalkeeper

Emir Karic Defender

Or Blorian Defender

Jacob Davis Defender

Jansen Miller Defender

Moises Castillo Mosquera Defender

Justin Reynolds Defender

Jayden Reid Defender

Diego Henrique Borges da Silva Defender

Ian James Defender

Wyatt Meyer Defender

Manuel García Alonso Midfielder

Zohran Ludovic Bassong Midfielder

Lasse Berg Johnsen Midfielder

Jacob Bartlett Midfielder

Kwaku Agyabeng Midfielder

Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov Attacker

Dejan Joveljić Attacker

Calvin Harris Attacker

Osvaldo Pedro Capemba Attacker

Stephen Afrifa Attacker

Taylor Calheira Attacker

Manager ▼

Y. Damet Coach

Squad ▼

Roman Bürki Goalkeeper

Benjamin Maximilian Lundt Goalkeeper

Timo Baumgartl Defender

Rafael Lucas Cardoso dos Santos Defender

Tomas Totland Defender

Lukas MacNaughton Defender

Jaziel Orozco Defender

Mamadou Fall Defender

Kyle Hiebert Defender

Falu Fol Defender

Tyson Charles Pearce Defender

Eduard Löwen Midfielder

Alexandru Irinel Măţan Midfielder

Chris Durkin Midfielder

Carlo Holse Midfielder

Tomáš Ostrák Midfielder

Conrad Wallem Midfielder

Daniel Ethan Edelman Midfielder

Dante Polvara Midfielder

Miguel Perez Midfielder

Mykhi Joyner Midfielder

Simon Becher Attacker

Sang-Bin Jeong Attacker

Célio Antonio Pompeu Pinheiro Martins Attacker

Zachary Zengue Attacker

Caden Glover Attacker

Brendan McSorley Attacker

CONCLUSION

St. Louis City carries the clearer profile into this matchup through superior power ratings, league position, and form indicators. Sporting KC will look to leverage home conditions at Children's Mercy Park to offset those deficits and create opportunities in open play. The absence of detailed efficiency, transition, and set piece data leaves certain tactical elements open to interpretation on the day. Overall the visitors appear better equipped across core measurements, yet the hosts retain scope to influence proceedings through organization and venue familiarity. Both sides must navigate the regular season demands with limited supplementary metrics available.

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