Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The St. Louis City vs Sporting Kansas City stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), MLS Cup - Round 1 on 30 Oct 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: St. Louis City 6, Sporting Kansas City 11; Shots off target: St. Louis City 4, Sporting Kansas City 2; Possession: St. Louis City 57%, Sporting Kansas City 43%; Corner kicks: St. Louis City 3, Sporting Kansas City 5; Fouls: St. Louis City 17, Sporting Kansas City 14; Yellow cards: St. Louis City 5, Sporting Kansas City 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Sporting Kansas City led shots on target, 11 to 6 over St. Louis City, St. Louis City had more possession, 57% to 43% over Sporting Kansas City, and Sporting Kansas City led corner kicks, 5 to 3 over St. Louis City. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
St. Louis City committed more fouls, 17 to 14 over Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City had more yellow cards, 5 to 1 over Sporting Kansas City. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
