St. Louis CITY SC will host Sporting KC this Saturday at CITYPARK, with kickoff slated for 7:30 pm CT. The match will be the third and final time the two teams face each other this season. Fans can catch the action live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and follow via radio on KYKY 98.1 FM (English) and on KXOK 102.9 FM (Spanish).
The rivalry has already produced entertaining matchups, with the teams combining for 20 goals in five regular season matches since the 2023 season. St. Louis holds the advantage in the regular season with a 2-1-2 record. St. Louis is undefeated in the regular season against KC at CITYPARK, recording a 4-0 and 4-1 result at home in both matches last season.
Both teams will be looking for the first win of the series this season. CITY SC and Sporting played to 3-3 and 1-1 draws at Children’s Mercy Park earlier in the season. Klauss, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Totland and Nökvvi Thórisson all tallied a goal against Sporting in those matches, while Klauss, Chris Durkin, Rasmus Alm, Akil Watts and John Klein recorded assists.
Eduard Löwen leads the series with three assists, while Klauss and Alan Pulido top the goal-scoring charts with three each.
St. Louis comes into the match on a winning note having secured their first road victory of the season against San Jose last weekend. Cedric Teuchert and Marcel Hartel each grabbed a goal against the Earthquakes in the match. Teuchert’s goal was his fourth of his MLS career and his sixth since joining St. Louis. Three of Teuchert’s four league goals were scored within the first ten minutes of the match.
Hartel also picked up his second MLS goal and his fifth assist in in the match. Jannes Horn also earned his first career assist for St. Louis.
Sporting KC comes into the match looking to bounce back from their 2-0 home defeat to Minnesota United last weekend and 3-1 extra time defeat in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday. Sporting has a 2-10-3 record on the road in the regular season.
