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

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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Houston Dynamo to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 283 games and scored 394 goals.
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 Steve Clark suffering a number of foals already.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Alan Pulido is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
45' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
47' GOAL! Ibrahim Aliyu scores on 45. Assisted by Hector Herrera
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Thor Ulfarsson.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hector Herrera on 50.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' Alan Pulido has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
65' Poor challenge from Dany Rosero. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
68' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 68 minute. Nelson Quinones leaves to be changed by Thor Ulfarsson.
73' 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.
78' Johnny Russell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
83' The 26-year-old Ethan Bartlow has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
88' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Daniel Steres is replaced by Brad Smith.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Ferreira argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Alan Pulido makes way for Robert Castellanos at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
The final score is 2-2.

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
Diego Rubio	2
Darwin Quintero	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

2.14 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo51% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

49%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo40% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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