Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 11 Sep 2022 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Matias Vera 18' Y

Carlos Ferreira 38' Y

Matias Vera 41' R

Y 65' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Y 88' Daniel Salloi

Y 89' Daniel Salloi

Adalberto Carrasquilla 90' Y

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at PNC 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

Houston Dynamo 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
05 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
05 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
28 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
14 Aug	Austin FC	A	3–4	L
07 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W

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' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' Felipe Hernandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Andreu Fontas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vera is booked for Houston Dynamo — Yellow card on 18.
23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' Steve Clark has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 307 appearances.
33' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
38' Carlos Ferreira is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Matias Vera.
46' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Carlos Darwin Quintero has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Ceren to step up.
51' 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 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin suffering a number of foals already.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Nagamura might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
65' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
66' The whistle greets Corey Baird as he departs to be replaced by Thor Ulfarsson.
68' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 68 minute. Johnny Russell leaves to be changed by Marinos Tzionis.
71' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Roger Espinoza on 71 minutes.
72' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Erik Thommy is withdrawn and Roger Espinoza gets his opportunity.
76' Carlos Ferreira makes way for Nelson Quinones at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
81' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
83' Robert Voloder is replacing Ben Sweat for the Sporting Kansas City side.
88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Salloi.
89' The referee calls foul for Daniel Salloi. He receives a Yellow card.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adalberto Carrasquilla.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

11
Corey Baird ↓ Thor Ulfarsson 66'
3
Adam Lundqvist
4
Zarek Valentin
12
Steve Clark
10
Fafa Picault
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla
22
Matias Vera
17
Teenage Hadebe
13
Ethan Bartlow
23
Carlos Darwin Quintero ↓ Darwin Ceren 46'
9
Carlos Ferreira ↓ Nelson Quinones 76'

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Roger Espinoza ↑ 72'
11
Khiry Shelton
22
Kendall McIntosh
6
Oriol Rosell ↑ 72'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 83'
4
Robert Voloder ↑ 83'
27
Marinos Tzionis ↑ 68'
48
Kaveh Rad

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

2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2022-08-14 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.7 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo45% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

73%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

55%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo35% Draw45% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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