Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
4 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 01:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'
Y 14' Aljaz Struna
Y 25' Maynor Figueroa
Ilie Sanchez 30' Y
Y 31' Matias Vera
Y 35' Adam Lundqvist
Gadi Kinda 56' Y
Y 89' Michael Salazar Jr.

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee
15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

11
5
5
Sporting Kansas City 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Houston Dynamo H 4–0 W
01 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 W
06 Oct FC Dallas A 0–6 L
29 Sep Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
26 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
22 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–3 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–4 L
29 Feb Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
06 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
29 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
26 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo
#30 Position #20
26 Points 51
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 14 / 9 / 11
40 Scored 43
81 Conceded 43
-41 GD +0
0.76 PPG 1.50
21% Win % 41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 16 G 8 A
Mateusz Bogusz 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Adam Lundqvist has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 16' Against the run of play, Alan Pulido has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maynor Figueroa.
  • 26' What composure from Roger Espinoza! The Honduras international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 30' Ilie Sanchez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Matias Vera on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Lundqvist.
  • 40' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Memo Rodriguez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Gadi Kinda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 57' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Tomas Martinez departs to be replaced by Darwin Quintero.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' GOAL! Gadi Kinda fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 70' 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 Johnny Russell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 71' Johnny Russell makes way for Gerso Fernandes at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 73' The whistle greets Thomas McNamara as he departs to be replaced by Christian Ramirez.
  • 75' Gianluca Busio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gadi Kinda on 75 minute.
  • 77' Khiry Shelton doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 78' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Memo Rodriguez by Michael Salazar Jr. on 78 minute.
  • 83' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Erik Hurtado on 84 minutes.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Salazar Jr. on 89.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Pulido 6
Johnny Russell 5
Gadi Kinda 4
Alberth Elis 3
Mauro Manotas 3
Daniel Salloi 3
Diego Rubio 2
Dejan Joveljic 2

Head to Head

2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo L 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-26 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-09-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City53% Draw23% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
77%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
47%
Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw42% Houston Dynamo21%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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