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St. Louis City

3–2

xG 3.38–1.27

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Sporting KC

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St. Louis · Thu 16 Jul, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 25,000

xVerdict

LOU deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with LOU. LOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
LOU led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.23–1.24.

LOUSKC
2.23Open play1.24
1.16Set play0.03
0.04Free kicks0.00
0.33Corners0.03
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
SKC shot from poor areas, 12 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

LOU worked into better areas, 20 shots for four big chances.

LOUSKC

Shots

20 – 12

xG / shot

0.17 – 0.11

On target

5 – 3

Inside box

14 – 7

Outside box

6 – 5

Blocked

5 – 5

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

4 – 1

Big missed

1 – 0

KeeperFact
The keepers finished close on xG prevented.
xAnalysis

The pair finished 0.02–0.36.

LOU

0.02

xG prevented

SKC

0.36

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

LOU scored it in the 85'.

First half

  • 28'Sang-bin Jeong scores (right foot shot).
  • 36'Marcel Hartel scores (right foot shot, Simon Becher).
  • 42'Capita scores (right foot shot).

Second half

  • 46'Jake Davis on, Ian James off.
  • 46'Emir Karic on, Jayden Reid off.
  • 46'Rafael Santos on, Conrad Wallem off.
  • 64'Miguel Perez on, Sang-bin Jeong off.
  • 75'Ethan Bartlow on, Or Blorian off.
  • 76'Dejan Joveljić scores (left foot shot, Manu García).
  • 76'Kwaku Agyabeng on, Zorhan Bassong off.
  • 78'Yellow, Capita (Foul).
  • 82'VAR.
  • 85'Eduard Löwen scores from the spot (right foot shot).
  • 85'Stephen Afrifa on, Capita off.
  • 88'Jaziel Orozco on, Tomas Totland off.
  • 88'Tomas Ostrák on, Eduard Löwen off.
  • 90'Yellow, Ben Lundt (Time wasting).
  • 90+6'Palmer Ault on, Simon Becher off.
  • 90+7'Yellow, Daniel Ethan Edelman (Foul).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-4-3 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
LOU have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against SKC's wide players.
xAnalysis

LOU set up 3-4-3. SKC set up 4-2-3-1.

LOU · 3-4-3SKC · 4-2-3-1

561011141721243239772479111522309956MacNaughtonWallemLöwenBecherTotlandHartelPolvaraEdelmanBaumgartlLundtJeongJamesJohnsenCapitaJoveljićHarrisMillerBassongClevelandReidBlorianGarcía
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.9–6.6. Hartel was the top mark.

LOU

17Marcel HartelFW907.94
11Simon BecherFW907.32
77Sang-bin JeongFW647.32
5Lukas MacNaughtonDF907.11
21Dante PolvaraDF907.10
24Daniel Ethan EdelmanMF907.12
10Eduard LöwenMF886.81
32Timo BaumgartlDF906.70
14Tomas TotlandMF886.72
28Miguel PerezMF266.31
6Conrad WallemMF466.20
20Rafael SantosDF446.10
39Ben LundtGK905.60
7Tomas OstrákMF20.00
29Palmer AultMF10.00
99Jaziel OrozcoDF20.00

SKC

9Dejan JoveljićFW907.20
6Manu GarcíaMF907.24
7CapitaMF857.10
8Jake DavisMF446.80
11Calvin HarrisMF906.81
4Lasse Berg JohnsenMF906.81
22Zorhan BassongMF766.80
18Emir KaricDF446.71
17Stephen AfrifaFW56.50
20Kwaku AgyabengMF146.50
99Jayden ReidDF466.50
5Or BlorianDF756.50
2Ian JamesDF466.21
15Jansen MillerDF906.20
23Ethan BartlowDF155.90
30Stefan ClevelandGK905.70
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
SKC still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
LOU held territory in SKC's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, LOU stretched the flanks.

LOU thirdMiddleSKC third
26%37%37%
LOUSKC
Match statsFact
LOU had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 53%–47%.

LOUSKC

Possession

53% – 47%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

484 – 417

Lge 467.7

Corners

5 – 6

Lge 5.0

Tackles

15 – 19

Lge 15.0

npxG

2.59 – 1.27