Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 5
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Wed 26 Aug 2020 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Y 25' Matias Vera
Y 26' Matias Vera
Gianluca Busio 38' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee Diego Blas
  • Referee

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

11
5
5
Sporting Kansas City 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–5 L
21 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
31 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
27 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–0 D
22 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–0 W
18 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–2 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 5–2 W
22 Aug FC Dallas H 0–0 D
24 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
19 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
14 Jul Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D
08 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–4 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo
#30 Position #20
21 Points 44
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
31 Scored 34
63 Conceded 32
-32 GD +2
0.81 PPG 1.63
23% Win % 48%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The 30-year-old Marko Maric has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' The Honduras Alberth Elis breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 0-1!
  • 22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 26' Johnny Russell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Matias Vera. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Houston Dynamo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' What composure from Christian Ramirez! The USA international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 46' Niko Hansen is replacing Alberth Elis for the Houston Dynamo side.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Niko Hansen makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Gadi Kinda gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Darwin Quintero makes it 2-4.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Khiry Shelton. He replaces Gerso Fernandes on 58 minute.
  • 61' What a moment for Darwin Quintero! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Hurtado is hanging Alan Pulido on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Darwin Quintero departs to be replaced by Boniek Garcia.
  • 71' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Tomas Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Cameron Duke comes on to replace Gadi Kinda.
  • 77' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' The whistle greets Memo Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Martinez.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Niccolo Lemoine. He replaces Darwin Ceren on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Houston Dynamo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Darwin Quintero 2

Head to Head

2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo W 2020-08-22 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City33% Draw24% Houston Dynamo43%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
58%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
67%
Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City23% Draw41% Houston Dynamo36%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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