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Friday, 17 July 2026Last updated 15:03
St. Louis City

St. Louis City

Home
W
32
Full time
Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City

Away
L
CITYPARK
GoalVio prediction
70% confidence
St. Louis City(70%)
Most likely exact score2-0
Prediction correct— Result: St. Louis City
Win probability
St. Louis City
70%
Draw
18%
Sporting Kansas City
11%
Predicted winner is based on the highest win probability.
Intelligence snapshot
Attack
St. Louis City
94
Sporting Kansas City
73
Defence
St. Louis City
27
Sporting Kansas City
6
Momentum
St. Louis City
100
Sporting Kansas City
0
Danger (xG)
St. Louis City
2.51
Sporting Kansas City
0.98
Both teams to score
No
Over 2.5 goals
No
xG for (St. Louis City)
2.51
avg per match
xG for (Sporting Kansas City)
0.98
avg per match
xG against (St. Louis City)
0.98
avg per match
xG against (Sporting Kansas City)
2.51
avg per match

Momentum trend

last 5 matches
St. Louis CitySt. Louis City
WDW
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
LLWWD

Probability breakdown

70% confidence
St. Louis City70%
Draw18%
Sporting Kansas City11%

St. Louis City leads with 70% — the model's highest-probability outcome for this fixture.

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Analysis

Match insights

St. Louis City head into this in Major League Soccer fixture at CITYPARK in mixed form (W), while Sporting Kansas City arrive in mixed form (L). St. Louis City have a 100% win rate across their last 1 matches, compared to 0% for Sporting Kansas City over 1 games.

Both teams carry genuine attacking threat — St. Louis City (94/100) and Sporting Kansas City (73/100) are both rated highly going forward. The model anticipates an open, goal-heavy contest.

St. Louis City have won all 2 of their recent home fixtures, averaging 2.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game at home. Sporting Kansas City have won 1 of their last 2 away fixtures, averaging 2.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per away game.

St. Louis City have generated 2.51 xG per game recently while conceding 0.98 xG per match, overperforming their xG in 100% of recent matches. Sporting Kansas City have generated 1.17 xG per game recently while conceding 1.35 xG per match.

St. Louis City have the upper hand in recent meetings, winning 1 of the last 1 encounters, averaging 5.0 goals per game, both teams scored in 1 of those fixtures.

The GoalVio engine projects St. Louis City to win with 70% confidence. and a most likely scoreline of 2-0. Win probabilities: St. Louis City 7048%, Draw 1832%, Sporting Kansas City 1120%. BTTS: No, Over 2.5: No.

Head to head

St. Louis City 1Draws 00 Sporting Kansas City
Avg goals: 5.0BTTS in 1/1
17 Jul 2026
St. Louis City
W32
Sporting Kansas City
xG 2.51.0

Recent form

St. Louis City

St. Louis City

W
vs Sporting Kansas City
17 Jul 2026
32
xG 2.5
D
@ DC United
17 May 2026
11
W
vs Los Angeles FC
14 May 2026
21
Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City

L
@ St. Louis City
17 Jul 2026
23
xG 1.0
L
vs New York Red Bulls
24 May 2026
12
xG 1.7
W
@ Austin
17 May 2026
21
W
vs Los Angeles Galaxy
14 May 2026
31
D
vs Houston Dynamo
19 Oct 2025
00
xG 0.8

Frequently asked questions

Who will win St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City?

GoalVio's model predicts St. Louis City to win with 70% confidence.

What is the predicted score for St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City?

The most likely scoreline according to GoalVio's Skellam-DC model is 2-0.

Will both teams score in St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City?

GoalVio's model predicts BTTS: No — at least one team is expected to keep a clean sheet.

Will there be over 2.5 goals in St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City?

GoalVio's model predicts Over 2.5 Goals: No — fewer than 3 goals are expected.

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