Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Houston Dynamo

2 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 9 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium 16,489 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 25' Alan Pulido

Ibrahim Aliyu 45+2' 1–1

1–2 62' Alan Pulido pen

Ivan Franco 90+8' 2–2

Thor Ulfarsson 49' Y

Hector Herrera 50' Y

Y 65' Dany Rosero

Sebastian Ferreira 90' Y

Y 90' Tim Leibold

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)

Match Details

Referee Nima Saghafi
Assistant 1 Jeffrey Swartzel (USA)
Assistant 2 Kali Smith (USA)

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

2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
02 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jun	Austin FC	A	0–3	L
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
15 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	4–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
02 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
25 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
22 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
18 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
11 Jun	Austin FC	H	4–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' 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.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-3-3.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hector Herrera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
25' Magnificent from Alan Pulido! That is 39 goals in 13 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
30' Nelson Quinones, a Colombia , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' 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.
45' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
47' A stunning finish from Ibrahim Aliyu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Hector Herrera argues furiously but the card stands.
55' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' Against the run of play, Alan Pulido has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' It’s gonna be a card for Dany Rosero.
68' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Nelson Quinones has done his job and it is now time for Thor Ulfarsson to step up.
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
88' The whistle greets Daniel Steres as he departs to be replaced by Brad Smith.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Ferreira is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 90.
90' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Alan Pulido departs to be replaced by Robert Castellanos.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Pulido	6
Johnny Russell	5
Gadi Kinda	4
Alberth Elis	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Daniel Salloi	3
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Ibrahim Aliyu	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.42 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo55% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

45%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo45% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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