Saturday , 14 November 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Houston Dynamo
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 6 Sep 2020 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Compass Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Maynor Figueroa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Luis Guardia
  • Referee Cory Richardson

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

5
5
11
Houston Dynamo 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
03 Sep Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 5–2 W
22 Aug FC Dallas H 0–0 D
24 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
19 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
03 Sep FC Dallas H 1–1 D
30 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
26 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–5 L
21 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
31 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–3 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)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
6% Clean Sheets
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' Khiry Shelton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 50% of all matches.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' USA international Christian Ramirez has been a key figure this campaign — 7 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Erik Hurtado — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' Houston Dynamo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Marko Maric is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 58 minute. Niko Hansen leaves to be changed by Alberth Elis.
  • 59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alberth Elis makes it 1-1.
  • 62' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Erik Hurtado has done his job and it is now time for Johnny Russell to step up.
  • 67' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' Winston Reid is replacing Gadi Kinda for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Aljaz Struna. He replaces Alejandro Fuenmayor on 80 minute.
  • 85' Brilliant from the ! Mauro Manotas makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 87' Houston Dynamo make a change. Darwin Quintero trudges off to be replaced by Boniek Garcia on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Pulido 6
Johnny Russell 5
Gadi Kinda 4
Mauro Manotas 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Alberth Elis 3
Gianluca Busio 2
Ibrahim Aliyu 2

Head to Head

2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo W 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas D 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo58% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
81%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
42%
Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Houston Dynamo41% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.