Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .
- Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Apolinar Mariscal
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Mike Rottersman
10 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 12.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Jul | FC Dallas | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Jul | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Jul | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug | Houston Dynamo | A | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Jul | FC Dallas | H | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Jul | New York Red Bulls | A | 2–3 | L |
| 08 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Jul | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–4 | L |
| 30 Jun | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Houston Dynamo | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #20 | Position | #30 |
| 51 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 14 / 9 / 11 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 22 |
| 43 | Scored | 40 |
| 43 | Conceded | 81 |
| +0 | GD | -41 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 41% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
H2H (21 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
Houston Dynamo this season
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/3
16-30
6/7
31-45
9/4
46-60
6/4
61-75
6/4
76+
5/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Houston Dynamo
| Guilherme | 16 G | 8 A |
| Mateusz Bogusz | 8 G | 2 A |
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seth Sinovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilmer Cabrera might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Lundqvist is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 60' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' Alejandro Fuenmayor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 70' Gianluca Busio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
- 75' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 80' A quiet spell here at . Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 85' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
- 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- Sporting Kansas City celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 27
- 11
- 23
- 22
-
10
Tomas Martinez ↓ Adolfo Machado 20'
- 31
- 24
-
9
Mauro Manotas ↓ Ronaldo Pena 72'
- 17
- 2
Bench
-
3
Adolfo Machado ↑ 20'
-
21
Ronaldo Pena ↑ 72'
- 18
- 6
- 13
- 8
- 12
Coach
Wilmer Cabrera
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Yohan Croizet ↓ Diego Rubio 61'
- 21
- 5
- 8
- 3
- 15
- 29
- 6
- 12
- 20
- 13
Bench
-
11
Diego Rubio ↑ 61'
- 19
- 2
- 90
- 75
- 26
- 18
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alan Pulido | 6 |
| Johnny Russell | 5 |
| Gadi Kinda | 4 |
| Daniel Salloi | 3 |
| Alberth Elis | 3 |
| Mauro Manotas | 3 |
| Diego Rubio | 2 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 2 |
Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-08-05
Houston Dynamo
0–1
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-07-29
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
FC Dallas
L
2018-07-14
New York Red Bulls
3–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-07-08
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
Toronto FC
D
2018-07-05
Real Salt Lake
4–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2018-06-30
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.74
Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City 73% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw
71%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
57%
Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
| Handicap | Houston Dynamo covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 21% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 15% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.