Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC BBVA Compass Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Y 39' Amadou Dia

Aljaz Struna 45' Y

Matias Vera 72' Y

Y 77' Winston Reid

Darwin Quintero 77' Y

Y 81' Ilie Sanchez

Y 90' Roger Espinoza

Y 90' Tim Melia

Maynor Figueroa 90' Y

Overview

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

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Logan Brown
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
23 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–4	L
20 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
13 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
10 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
23 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	2–3	L
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Sporting Kansas City
#20	Position	#30
44	Points	21
27	Played	26
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
34	Scored	31
32	Conceded	63
+2	GD	-32
1.63	PPG	0.81
48%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Houston Dynamo have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 284 games and scored 394 goals.
34' Alan Pulido puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
39' Amadou Dia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' It’s high time Tab Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
58' Niko Hansen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Boniek Garcia on 58 minute.
61' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Felipe Hernandez is replaced by Roger Espinoza on 61 minute.
66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
69' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Christian Ramirez on, Mauro Manotas off on 69 minutes.
72' A moment of madness from Matias Vera on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
73' The Mexico Alan Pulido breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 0-2!
77' Controversy at the stadium! Winston Reid argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
77' Adam Lundqvist makes way for Sam Junqua at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
80' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Erik Hurtado comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
84' Sam Junqua doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
88' Gerso Fernandes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johnny Russell on 88 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Roger Espinoza gets a Yellow card.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

55
Cody Cropper
10
Tomas Martinez
13
Christian Ramirez ↑ 69'
36
Victor Cabrera
12
Niko Hansen ↑ 58'
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 77'
18
Jose Bizama
14
Marcelo Palomino ↑ 77'
17
Niccolo Lemoine ↑ 69'

Coach Tab Ramos

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

22
Winston Reid
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Erik Hurtado 80'
7
Johnny Russell C ↓ Gerso Fernandes 88'
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
27
Gianluca Busio
11
Khiry Shelton
21
Felipe Hernandez ↓ Roger Espinoza 61'
4
Roberto Puncec
13
Amadou Dia

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Pulido	6
Johnny Russell	5
Gadi Kinda	4
Alberth Elis	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Diego Rubio	2
Darwin Quintero	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-09-26 Nashville SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-09-23 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-09-10 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-09-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2020-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas L 2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo44% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City30%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

70%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

56%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo35% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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