Sporting Kansas City hosts Saint Louis City SC in Western Conference finals

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:16 AM CDT Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023

Saint Louis City SC (17-12-5, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, ninth in the Conference during the regular season)

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Saint Louis City SC (17-12-5, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, ninth in the Conference during the regular season)

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Saint Louis City SC (17-12-5, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Sporting Kansas City (12-14-8, ninth in the Conference during the regular season)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Sporting Kansas City -145, Saint Louis +336; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City hosts Saint Louis City SC in the Western Conference finals.

Sporting KC is 14-10-7 in Western Conference games. Sporting KC is sixth in the Western Conference drawing 193 corner kicks, averaging 5.7 per game.

Saint Louis is 13-11-5 against Western Conference opponents. Saint Louis is 11-0-0 when it scores at least three goals.

The matchup Sunday is the fifth meeting of the season between the two teams. Sporting KC won the last game 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alan Pulido has 14 goals and three assists for Sporting KC. Johnny Russell has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

Nicholas Gioacchini has 10 goals and one assist for Saint Louis. Klauss has five goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 6-3-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Saint Louis: 3-4-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Tim Leibold (injured), Jake Davis (injured), Erik Thommy (injured), Alan Pulido (injured), Johnny Russell (injured), Kayden Pierre (injured), Kortne Ford (injured).

Saint Louis: Rasmus Alm (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.