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Aug. 20, 2026 1 week, 6 days from now VS

Match Analysis

Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City
Sporting Kansas City L L W L L W
St. Louis City D W W W W D
STRENGTH
SHOT CONVERSION
SHOTS ON TARGET
POSSESSION
SAVE RATE
ATTACKING POTENTIAL
DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL
EXPECTED GOALS
HEAD TO HEAD
WINS THE GAME
What do these metrics mean?
Strength
Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion
Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target
Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession
Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate
Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential
Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential
Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals
Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head
Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game
Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Head to Head History

Home Team Away Team Score Date
St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City 3 - 2 July 17, 2026
St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City 2 - 2 May 15, 2025
Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City 2 - 0 April 6, 2025
St. Louis City Sporting Kansas City 3 - 1 September 29, 2024
Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City 1 - 1 July 21, 2024
Sporting Kansas City St. Louis City 3 - 3 April 21, 2024

Sporting Kansas City Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 2, 26 Home Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Loss
Jul 26, 26 Away Los Angeles FC 4 - 0 Loss
Jul 23, 26 Home Minnesota United FC 2 - 1 Win
Jul 17, 26 Away St. Louis City 3 - 2 Loss
May 24, 26 Home New York Red Bulls 1 - 2 Loss
May 17, 26 Away Austin 1 - 2 Win

St. Louis City Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 2, 26 Home Real Salt Lake 1 - 1 Draw
Jul 26, 26 Home Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Win
Jul 23, 26 Away Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 3 Win
Jul 17, 26 Home Sporting Kansas City 3 - 2 Win
May 23, 26 Home Austin 3 - 0 Win
May 16, 26 Away DC United 1 - 1 Draw

Major League Soccer Table

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 St. Louis City 17 7 4 6 23 23 0 25
29 Sporting Kansas City 17 4 2 11 18 44 -26 14

Predictions

St. Louis City to win
This prediction indicates that St. Louis City has a 47.09% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 22.97 %

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