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 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 19 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	#22
11	Points	22
14	Played	14
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
14	Scored	19
36	Conceded	23
-22	GD	-4
0.79	PPG	1.57
21%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Houston Dynamo for another epic battle.
4' It’s a booking for Houston Dynamo player. Derrick Jones gets a Yellow card.
9' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
13' Matias Vera puts Houston Dynamo on the lead.
18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' With 2 assists to his name this season, Gianluca Busio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
38' Joe Corona has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' Poor challenge from Matias Vera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
47' 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.
51' What a strike from Gianluca Busio! The score is 1-1.
52' Gianluca Busio does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' Alan Pulido adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gadi Kinda makes no mistake. 4-1!
67' Ariel Lassiter gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Memo Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
74' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Khiry Shelton has done his job and it is now time for Johnny Russell to step up.
77' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Remi Walter steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
80' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Mateo Bajamich on, Matias Vera off on 80 minutes.
81' The referee calls foul for Boniek Garcia. He receives a Yellow card.
82' Boniek Garcia was booked on 82.
87' Houston Dynamo have won 385 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' Graham Zusi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Houston Dynamo. Honours even.

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
Ibrahim Aliyu	2
Mauro Manotas	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

1.74 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City41% Draw24% Houston Dynamo35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

59%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw40% Houston Dynamo32%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

0 – 0

4.1%

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%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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