Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Houston Dynamo

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 01:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 57' Johnny Russell

Y 67' Erik Thommy

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

2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
08 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–1	W
04 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
24 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
22 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
08 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	3–2	W
01 Oct	St. Louis City	A	1–4	L
24 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	Nashville SC	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)

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' That's the starting whistle at PNC Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Jake Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Afrira, as he is very good at scoring at PNC Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' Johnny Russell picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Johnny Russell departs to be replaced by Stephen Afrira.
61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erik Thommy makes no mistake. 0-1!
66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Remi Walter made 451 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erik Thommy.
67' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 67 minute. Brad Smith leaves to be changed by Gabriel Segal.
69' Brilliant from the ! Gabriel Segal makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 69.
74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Hernandez is hanging Erik Thommy on the field on 74 minute.
79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' 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 Adalberto Carrasquilla suffering a number of foals already.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Khiry Shelton	2
Diego Rubio	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-10-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-10-01 St. Louis City 4–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo51% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

76%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

49%

Houston Dynamo or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo40% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	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.