Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .
- Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Brian Dunn
- Referee Logan Brown
- Referee Alan Kelly
- Referee Jon Freemon
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Jun | Portland Timbers | A | 0–0 | D |
| 04 Jun | Minnesota United FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 27 May | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 May | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 09 May | Atlanta United FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–3 | L |
| 10 Jun | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Jun | Montreal Impact FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 31 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 May | New York City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 20 May | Chicago Fire FC | A | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #19 |
| 14 | Points | 32 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 4 / 2 / 12 | W / D / L | 10 / 2 / 6 |
| 18 | Scored | 27 |
| 46 | Conceded | 24 |
| -28 | GD | +3 |
| 0.78 | PPG | 1.78 |
| 22% | Win % | 56% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
42%
Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
Houston Dynamo this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljic | 8 G | 1 A |
Houston Dynamo
| Guilherme | 8 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Houston Dynamo — let the battle begin!
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' France international Yohan Croizet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' DaMarcus Beasley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
- 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Willis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
- 30' 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.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 45' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Philippe Senderos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 65' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
- 70' Luis Gil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 80' Adam Lundqvist has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 278 appearances.
- 85' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 90' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
10
Yohan Croizet ↓ Diego Rubio 85'
- 8
- 3
- 29
- 6
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↓ Khiry Shelton 76'
- 20
- 26
- 17
- 16
Bench
- 15
-
11
Diego Rubio ↑ 85'
- 2
- 90
- 75
- 1
-
14
Khiry Shelton ↑ 76'
Coach
Peter Vermes
Houston Dynamo Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 27
- 23
- 10
-
31
Romell Quioto ↓ Luis Gil 73'
-
9
Mauro Manotas ↓ Memo Rodriguez 90'
-
17
Alberth Elis ↓ Leonardo 81'
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 7
Bench
-
22
Leonardo ↑ 81'
- 18
-
13
Luis Gil ↑ 73'
-
8
Memo Rodriguez ↑ 90'
- 12
- 16
- 33
Coach
Wilmer Cabrera
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alan Pulido | 6 |
| Johnny Russell | 5 |
| Gadi Kinda | 4 |
| Mauro Manotas | 3 |
| Daniel Salloi | 3 |
| Alberth Elis | 3 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 2 |
| Ibrahim Aliyu | 2 |
Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2018-06-24
Sporting Kansas City
3–2
Houston Dynamo
W
2018-06-10
Portland Timbers
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-06-04
Sporting Kansas City
4–1
Minnesota United FC
W
2018-05-27
Sporting Kansas City
0–0
Columbus Crew SC
D
2018-05-20
Minnesota United FC
1–1
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-05-09
Atlanta United FC
0–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
Houston Dynamo Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96
Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 3.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
65%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
58%
Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Houston Dynamo win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | Houston Dynamo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 17% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 18% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 12% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.