Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BBVA Compass Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 295 games and scored 407 goals.
- 15' Zarek Valentin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 34' Assisted by Gianluca Busio with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alan Pulido makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 39' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 58' Niko Hansen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Boniek Garcia at the 58 minute mark.
- 61' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Felipe Hernandez departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
- 66' Marko Maric is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
- 69' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 69 minute. Mauro Manotas leaves to be changed by Christian Ramirez.
- 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matias Vera.
- 73' What a strike from Alan Pulido! The score is 0-2.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Winston Reid.
- 77' Sam Junqua is replacing Adam Lundqvist for the Houston Dynamo side.
- 80' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Erik Hurtado comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
- 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
- 84' A goal from the USA international Sam Junqua! He fires home on 84 to make it 1-2!
- 88' Gerso Fernandes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Johnny Russell at the 88 minute mark.
- 90' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three points.
Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 15
-
3
Adam Lundqvist ↓ Sam Junqua 77'
-
27
Boniek Garcia C ↓ Niko Hansen 58'
-
24
Darwin Ceren ↓ Marcelo Palomino 77'
- 9
- 4
- 23
- 1
- 22
- 11
Bench
- 55
- 10
-
13
Christian Ramirez ↑ 69'
- 36
-
12
Niko Hansen ↑ 58'
-
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 77'
- 18
-
14
Marcelo Palomino ↑ 77'
-
17
Niccolo Lemoine ↑ 69'
Coach
Tab Ramos
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
-
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Erik Hurtado 80'
- 7
- 8
- 29
- 6
- 27
- 11
- 21
- 4
- 13
Bench
- 3
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↑ 88'
- 20
- 26
-
15
Roger Espinoza ↑ 61'
- 16
-
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 80'
- 28
- 24
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Houston Dynamo Form
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
1.83
Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
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% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 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.