Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

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 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 20 games · Avg 2.9 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
#19	Position	#30
32	Points	14
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
27	Scored	18
24	Conceded	46
+3	GD	-28
1.78	PPG	0.78
56%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at PNC Stadium!
5' Carlos Darwin Quintero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Matias Vera will be fuming at that decision.
23' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Carlos Ferreira.
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Matias Vera.
46' Houston Dynamo make a change. Carlos Darwin Quintero trudges off to be replaced by Darwin Ceren on 46 minutes.
51' Sporting Kansas City have won 439 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Andreu Fontas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
66' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Thor Ulfarsson on, Corey Baird off on 66 minutes.
68' Johnny Russell makes way for Marinos Tzionis at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
71' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is replaced by Roger Espinoza.
72' Roger Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 72 minute.
76' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Carlos Ferreira by Nelson Quinones on 76 minute.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' The supporters are chanting for Robert Voloder. He replaces Ben Sweat on 83 minute.
88' Daniel Salloi was booked on 88.
89' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Adalberto Carrasquilla gets a Yellow card.
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
Mauro Manotas	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Alberth Elis	3
Gianluca Busio	2
Dejan Joveljic	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

2.01 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo51% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

76%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

49%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo41% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

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