Major League Soccer · Matchday 20
- Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 UTCChildren's Mercy ParkMatchday 20
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City 39%Draw 34%St. Louis City SC 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CitySt. Louis City SC
49Possession51
1.3Expected goals (xG)0.52
18Shots7
3Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
10Blocked shots2
11Shots inside box2
7Shots outside box5
9Corners2
0Offsides1
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Saves2
458Passes510
396Accurate passes453
86Pass accuracy89
Match events
- 15'Zorhan Bassong
- 21'Christopher Durkin
- 45'Jansen Miller
- 45'Eduard Löwen
- 55'Calvin Harris · VAR
- 55'Calvin Harris (assist Taylor Calheira)
- 61'Conrad Wallem
- 62'Eduard Löwen ← Carlo Justesen
- 62'Simon Becher ← Alexandru Mățan
- 64'Taylor Calheira → Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov
- 75'Zorhan Bassong → Jacob Bartlett
- 75'Calvin Harris → Stephen Afrifa
- 84'Conrad Wallem ← Jaziel Orozco
- 84'Sang-Bin Jeong
- 89'Emir Karic → Jayden Reid
Sporting Kansas City · St. Louis City SC
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
186.5↓89'Karic
96.5Joveljić
117.5↓75'Harris
306.5Cleveland
226.2↓75'Bassong
46.5Johnsen
86.5Davis
76.5Capemba
286.5Meyer
156.2Miller
197.3↓64'Calheira
16.5Burki
326.5Baumgartl
107.5↓62'Löwen
86.2Durkin
56.5MacNaughton
246.5Edelman
116.5↓62'Becher
776.5↓84'Jeong
66.2↓84'Wallem
216.5Polvara
146.5Totland
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City
- 18Emir Karic6.5
- 9Dejan Joveljić6.5
- 11Calvin Harris7.5
- 30Stefan Cleveland6.5
- 22Zorhan Bassong6.2
- 4Lasse Berg Johnsen6.5
- 8Jacob Davis6.5
- 7Osvaldo Capemba6.5
- 28Wyatt Meyer6.5
- 15Jansen Miller6.2
- 19Taylor Calheira7.3
St. Louis City SC
- 1Roman Burki6.5
- 32Timo Baumgartl6.5
- 10Eduard Löwen7.5
- 8Christopher Durkin6.2
- 5Lukas MacNaughton6.5
- 24Daniel Edelman6.5
- 11Simon Becher6.5
- 77Sang-Bin Jeong6.5
- 6Conrad Wallem6.2
- 21Dante Polvara6.5
- 14Tomas Totland6.5
Sporting Kansas CityTale of the tapeSt. Louis City SC
4-2-4Formation3-5-2
14 ptsTable29 pts
-30Goal difference+2
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 4 previous meetings
Sporting Kansas City 1W2D1W St. Louis City SC
Goals 7–6
- 2026-08-20Sporting Kansas City1–1St. Louis City SC
- 2026-07-17St. Louis City SC3–2Sporting Kansas City
- 2025-05-15St. Louis City SC2–2Sporting Kansas City
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -30 | 14 |
| St. Louis City SC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 29 |