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St. Louis City

2–3

xG 1.28–1.34

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Houston Dynamo

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St. Louis · Sat 30 Aug, 19:30 CT · Major League Soccer · Cap 6,050

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. LOU missed 3 big chances. LOU held the pressure for most of the night.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.28–1.34. The sources were mixed.

LOUHOU
0.87Open play1.03
0.41Set play0.31
0.04Free kicks0.00
0.20Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
LOU took more shots.
xAnalysis

HOU created the better looks (0.17–0.09 xG per shot).

LOUHOU

Shots

15 – 8

xG / shot

0.09 – 0.17

On target

3 – 3

Inside box

14 – 6

Outside box

1 – 2

Blocked

2 – 2

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

4 – 2

Big missed

3 – 0

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

LOU scored it in the 89'.

First half

  • 20'Ezequiel Ponce scores (header, Jack McGlynn).
  • 43'Yellow, Eduard Löwen (Foul).
  • 45+2'Yellow, Ezequiel Ponce (Argument).

Second half

  • 50'Own goal, Henry Kessler.
  • 53'Yellow, Alfredo Morales (Foul).
  • 54'Yellow, Antônio Carlos (Foul).
  • 58'Yellow, Felipe Andrade (Foul).
  • 59'Fallou Fall on, Timo Baumgartl off.
  • 59'MyKhi Joyner on, Tomas Ostrák off.
  • 69'Simon Becher on, Conrad Wallem off.
  • 69'Duane Holmes on, Lawrence Ennali  off.
  • 72'Duane Holmes scores (right foot shot, Ondrej Lingr).
  • 75'Femi Awodesu on, Erik Sviatchenko off.
  • 80'Chris Durkin on, Alfredo Morales off.
  • 80'Célio Pompeu on, Sang-bin Jeong off.
  • 86'Eduard Löwen scores (right foot shot, Simon Becher).
  • 87'Franco Escobar on, Jack McGlynn off.
  • 87'Gabriel Segal on, Ezequiel Ponce off.
  • 89'MyKhi Joyner scores (header, Chris Durkin).
  • 90+1'Yellow, MyKhi Joyner (Argument).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
LOU left a back four and a lone nine for a 4-3-3.
xAnalysis

They went front three. HOU kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

LOU · 4-3-3HOU · 4-2-3-1

12567910172732773691011212528313536BürkiPadelfordKesslerWallemOstrákKlaussLöwenHartelMoralesBaumgartlJeongCarlosArturLingrPonceEnnaliMcGlynnDorseySviatchenkoBondRainesAndrade
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.6–6.9. Lingr was the top mark.

LOU

10Eduard LöwenMF907.31
11Simon BecherFW217.02
59MyKhi JoynerMF316.90
8Chris DurkinMF106.81
2Devin PadelfordDF906.81
32Timo BaumgartlDF596.80
9João KlaussFW906.70
6Conrad WallemDF696.70
17Marcel HartelFW906.72
77Sang-bin JeongFW806.62
27Alfredo MoralesMF806.50
12Célio PompeuMF106.50
5Henry KesslerDF906.40
7Tomas OstrákMF596.41
95Fallou FallDF316.21
1Roman BürkiGK906.10

HOU

9Ondrej LingrMF907.63
10Ezequiel PonceFW877.30
21Jack McGlynnMF877.32
28Erik SviatchenkoDF757.10
14Duane HolmesMF207.00
35Brooklyn RainesMF906.91
6ArturMF906.80
3Antônio CarlosDF906.80
25Griffin DorseyDF906.51
31Jonathan BondGK906.50
36Felipe AndradeDF906.40
11Lawrence EnnaliMF706.30
24Femi AwodesuDF155.90
2Franco EscobarDF30.00
17Gabriel SegalFW30.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 1–2.

LOU

  • Rasmus AlmUnavailable

HOU

  • Andrew TarbellUnavailable
  • Nelson QuiñónesUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
HOU still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
LOU pinned the night in HOU's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 44% of the night in HOU's third and 26% in LOU's.

LOU thirdMiddleHOU third
26%30%44%
LOUHOU
Match statsFact
LOU had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 59%–41%.

LOUHOU

Possession

59% – 41%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

455 – 326

Lge 461.9

Corners

11 – 3

Lge 4.8

Tackles

12 – 15

Lge 15.4

npxG

1.28 – 1.34