Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at BBVA Stadium.
- Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luis Martins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gianluca Busio suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Daniel Salloi is replacing Johnny Russell for the Sporting Kansas City side.
- 25' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andre Luiz scoring 1 goals.
- 30' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Derrick Jones made 305 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' Zarek Valentin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Johnny Russell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Houston Dynamo make a change. Boniek Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Maynor Figueroa on 46 minutes.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maximiliano Urruti makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 61' Khiry Shelton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 66' 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.
- 69' The whistle greets Maximiliano Urruti as he departs to be replaced by Christian Ramirez.
- 70' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Remi Walter departs to be replaced by Roger Espinoza.
- 70' Roger Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
- 71' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 76' 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.
- 81' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Wilson Harris comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
- 86' Roger Espinoza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 301 appearances.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fafa Picault on 90.
- 1-0 the final result. Sporting Kansas City will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 37
- 5
- 3
-
27
Boniek Garcia ↓ Maynor Figueroa 46'
-
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Darwin Ceren 69'
- 4
- 21
- 10
- 1
- 22
- 14
Bench
-
15
Maynor Figueroa ↑ 46'
-
24
Darwin Ceren ↑ 69'
- 2
-
9
Christian Ramirez ↑ 69'
- 26
- 11
- 16
- 7
- 23
Coach
Tab Ramos
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
-
54
Remi Walter ↓ Roger Espinoza 69'
- 36
-
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Wilson Harris 81'
-
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Daniel Salloi 20'
- 6
- 10
- 2
- 11
- 17
- 1
- 3
Bench
-
20
Daniel Salloi ↑ 20'
-
15
Roger Espinoza ↑ 69'
- 16
- 22
-
96
Wilson Harris ↑ 81'
- 28
- 13
- 48
- 19
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 |
| Mauro Manotas | 2 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 2 |
Head to Head
Houston Dynamo Form
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
1.88
Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Houston Dynamo win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Houston Dynamo or Draw
79%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
45%
Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo
| Handicap | Houston Dynamo covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 17% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 23% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.