{"id":32165,"date":"2026-08-14T20:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=32165"},"modified":"2026-08-14T20:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:34:02","slug":"match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-st-louis-city-08-19-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-st-louis-city-08-19-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC vs St. Louis City SC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sporting KC<\/a> host St. Louis City SC<\/a> at Sporting Park on Wednesday, August 19 (8:00 PM ET \/ 7:00 PM CT \/ 5:00 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Sporting KC and St. Louis City SC both go into this one with their full complement of attacking options, and both attacks are worth watching closely. Dejan Jovelji\u0107<\/a> leads the line for Sporting KC with 8 goals from 33 shots this season, backed by Manu Garc\u00eda’s 29 chances created in midfield and Calvin Harris’s 34 shots up front. St. Louis City SC’s threat runs through Marcel Hartel, who has 6 goals and 44 chances created, with Simon Becher (2 goals, 45 shots) also heavily involved.<\/p>\n

Sporting KC arrive 15th in the Western Conference<\/a>, with 14 points from 18 games and a -28 goal difference underlining a tough season, their most recent match a 2-0 home defeat to Houston Dynamo on August 2. St. Louis City SC travel in far better shape, sitting seventh in the West with 26 points from 18 games and a goal difference of 0, well within the playoff picture<\/a>. The reverse fixture in July went St. Louis City SC’s way too, a 3-2 win at home on July 17, and their form of W-W-W-W-D shows that momentum carrying into this trip to Sporting Park.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Sporting KC vs St. Louis City SC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n