Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Sporting Kansas City

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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 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Sporting Kansas City 20 games · Avg 2.9 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	#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)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

42% Clean Sheets
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' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Children's Mercy Park.
4' Derrick Jones is having his name booked by the referee on 4.
9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' GOAL! Matias Vera fires home to make it 0-1!
18' Tim Parker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 286 appearances.
23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
28' The 36-year-old Joe Corona has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' A moment of madness from Matias Vera on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
47' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
51' The deadlock is broken! Gianluca Busio gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
52' GOAL! Gianluca Busio fires home to make it 2-1!
57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Khiry Shelton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
61' Alan Pulido doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' Gadi Kinda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
67' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Memo Rodriguez on the field on 67 minute.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Khiry Shelton trudges off to be replaced by Johnny Russell on 74 minutes.
77' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Remi Walter on, Roger Espinoza off on 77 minutes.
80' The whistle greets Matias Vera as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Bajamich.
81' Boniek Garcia was booked on 81.
82' Poor challenge from Boniek Garcia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
87' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Graham Zusi.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three points.

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
Khiry Shelton	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

2 / 4

1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw23% Houston Dynamo39%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

61%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

62%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw40% Houston Dynamo34%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

1 – 0

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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