United States - MLS Next ProData current as of September 01, 2026

Sporting KC II vs St. Louis City II: match statistics

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Sporting KC II vs St. Louis City II: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sporting KC II plays St. Louis City II in MLS Next Pro (United States). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026.

Recent form

Sporting KC II has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. St. Louis City II has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sporting KC II scores 1.24 goals per game and allows 2.64. St. Louis City II scores 1.56 and allows 1.44. Games in this league average 3.33 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 64% of Sporting KC II's games and 60% of St. Louis City II's. The Over 2.5 rates are 80% and 60%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 66% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

St. Louis City II has the higher season xG average, 1.62 to 1.50 per game. Sporting KC II takes 12.9 shots per game, while St. Louis City II takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Sporting KC II leads at halftime in 16% of its games and scores 0.72 goals per game after halftime. St. Louis City II leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.96 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sporting KC II's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For St. Louis City II, it is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS Next Pro games average 3.33 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 66% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 5 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 5 away wins. Those games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.24Goals scored / game1.56
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
2.64Goals allowed / game1.44
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
48%Average possession54%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
4.8Shots on target / game5.08
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.92Shots per game13.24
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
4.8Shots on target5.08
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
9.6%Shot conversion11.8%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
48%Possession54%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.5xG for1.62
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.84xG against1.39
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

Shooting quality

Sporting KC II: BalancedSt. Louis City II: Balanced
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

St. Louis City II is 800% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Sporting KC II · 1.8 pts / game - St. Louis City II

Sporting KC II
LDLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
20% W16% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-16
0.76 pts / game · goal difference -35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 2.22BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
St. Louis City II
WDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
36% W36% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-7
1.44 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Louis City II is 26% better for: goals scored per game.

1.24 goals / game - Sporting KC II · 1.56 goals / game - St. Louis City II

St. Louis City II is 83% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.64 goals / game - Sporting KC II · 1.44 goals / game - St. Louis City II

Sporting KC II scoring profile: strong

Sporting KC II scores in 68% of games (17 of 25 meczów), while St. Louis City II keeps a clean sheet in 32% (8 of 25 meczów).

St. Louis City II scoring profile: very strong

St. Louis City II scores in 84% of games (21 of 25 meczów), while Sporting KC II keeps a clean sheet in 4% (1 of 25 meczów).

31Goals scored (season)39
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
66Goals conceded (season)36
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
3.88Average goals per game3
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
14Goals conceded (last 5)3
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal84%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
36%2 goals52%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
20%3 goals16%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
0%4 goals4%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

How often they concede at least...

96%1 goal68%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
80%2 goals44%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
36%3 goals16%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
32%4 goals12%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
St. Louis City II - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 25 meczów
62%
League average

Goal patterns

28%BTTS at half-time24%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
16%BTTS in both halves4%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
20%Scored in both halves32%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

BTTS and goal count

64%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
60%BTTS - last 540%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
68%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
24%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
36%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Louis City II is 78% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.72 pts / game - Sporting KC II · 1.28 pts / game - St. Louis City II

Sporting KC II - half-time state
16% leading24% draw60% trailing
St. Louis City II - half-time state
28% leading44% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.72Points per game (1st half)1.28
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.88Average goals (1st half)1.2
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
24%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
60%No goal before half-time48%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.12Points per game (2nd half)1.44
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.96
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
1.28Goals conceded (2nd half)0.84
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
2Average goals (2nd half)1.8
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
24%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II
52%No goal after half-time36%
Sporting KC IISt. Louis City II

Sporting KC II - second-half results

28% W28% R44% P
18
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-21
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.72
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 16% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

St. Louis City II - second-half results

36% W36% R28% P
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sporting KC II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.60
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.41.4
Average goals per game1.81.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
St. Louis City II - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.20
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sporting KC II
ScoredConceded
0
10
0-15
3
13
16-30
10
11
31-45
1
11
46-60
5
9
61-75
12
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

St. Louis City II
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
9
31-45
9
3
46-60
7
12
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.44
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-30%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sporting KC II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.80
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
186%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

St. Louis City II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS Next Pro).

Teams vs league

Sporting KC IILigaSt. Louis City II
Average goals per game 3.883.33 3.00
Both teams scored 64%62% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 80%66% 60%
Clean sheets 4%21% 32%
Goal before half-time 88%76% 76%
Goal after half-time 88%85% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.33
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.90
Home goals / game
1.42
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sporting KC II's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses against St. Louis City II. Games average 2.40 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Sporting KC II
0 : 2
St. Louis City II
St. Louis City II
4 : 0
Sporting KC II
St. Louis City SC II
3 : 0
Sporting Kansas City II
St. Louis City SC II
2 : 0
Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting Kansas City II
0 : 1
St. Louis City SC II

FAQ

When do Sporting KC II and St. Louis City II play?

Sporting KC II face St. Louis City II on September 6, 2026 in MLS Next Pro. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting KC II and St. Louis City II?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Sporting KC II won 0, St. Louis City II won 5 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sporting KC II vs St. Louis City II?

Sporting KC II score 1.24 goals per game on average and St. Louis City II 1.56. The MLS Next Pro average is 3.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Sporting KC II's matches and 60% of St. Louis City II's.

What form are Sporting KC II and St. Louis City II in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting KC II have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and St. Louis City II 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting KC II vs St. Louis City II?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.