Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 2

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 30 May 2021 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Derrick Jones

Y 42' Matias Vera

Y 81' Boniek Garcia

Y 82' Boniek Garcia

Graham Zusi 90' Y

Overview

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

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

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

Sporting Kansas City 21 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
23 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
16 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
13 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
09 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
01 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
23 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
16 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
01 May	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
4' Houston Dynamo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
9' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tab Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
13' Brilliant from the ! Matias Vera makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 13.
18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' Memo Rodriguez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
33' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' Matias Vera is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
47' Sporting Kansas City 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.
51' Gianluca Busio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' What composure from Gianluca Busio! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' A stunning finish from Alan Pulido — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' GOAL! Gadi Kinda scores on 65.
67' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Ariel Lassiter on, Memo Rodriguez off on 67 minutes.
72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Johnny Russell is hanging Khiry Shelton on the field on 74 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Remi Walter steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
80' Mateo Bajamich gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Matias Vera and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Boniek Garcia is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
82' That is a Yellow card for Houston Dynamo. Boniek Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Graham Zusi was booked on 90.
3-2 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC W 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City41% Draw24% Houston Dynamo35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

65%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

59%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw41% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

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	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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