Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Thu 13 May 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 70' Roger Espinoza

Y 71' Roger Espinoza

Fafa Picault 90' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
01 May	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
17 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
01 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
04 Dec	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Houston Dynamo is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' A quiet spell here at BBVA Stadium. Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Salloi.
25' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Maynor Figueroa comes on to replace Boniek Garcia.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' Maximiliano Urruti is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
61' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 289 games and scored 440 goals.
69' The crowd applauds Maximiliano Urruti as he leaves the pitch. Christian Ramirez steps in for Houston Dynamo.
70' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Remi Walter is replaced by Roger Espinoza on 70 minute.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza.
71' Poor challenge from Roger Espinoza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
81' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Alan Pulido exits the field as Wilson Harris enters on 81.
86' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 90.
Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↓ Christian Ramirez 69'
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist
27
Boniek Garcia ↓ Maynor Figueroa 46'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Darwin Ceren 69'
4
Zarek Valentin
21
Derrick Jones
10
Fafa Picault
1
Marko Maric
22
Matias Vera
14
Joe Corona

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

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
Khiry Shelton	2
Diego Rubio	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo to win 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo56% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

44%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo40% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+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

36% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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