Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

4 – 2

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 20:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Sam Junqua

Y 27' Teenage Hadebe

Y 53' Matias Vera

Graham Zusi 85' 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

2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–2	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
04 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
12 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo has kicked off!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' A moment of madness from Sam Junqua on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
16' A goal from the Scotland international Johnny Russell! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
21' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
26' Goal! Daniel Salloi scores his 64 goal in 285 matches.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Teenage Hadebe on 27.
32' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Joe Corona on, Darwin Ceren off on 32 minutes.
37' USA international Khiry Shelton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
51' The deadlock is broken! Fafa Picault gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
53' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a Yellow card on 53.
57' Brilliant from the ! Gadi Kinda makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 57.
59' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Khiry Shelton exits the field as Alan Pulido enters on 59.
61' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Corey Baird is replaced by Tyler Pasher on 61 minute.
66' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
73' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Remi Walter has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Duke to step up.
76' What a moment for Carlos Darwin Quintero! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Gadi Kinda makes way for Roger Espinoza at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
79' Memo Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matias Vera on 79 minute.
84' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Graham Zusi on 85.
90' Johnny Russell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
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
Maximiliano Urruti	2
Ibrahim Aliyu	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-30 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-19 Houston Dynamo 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Houston Dynamo xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw23% Houston Dynamo34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

66%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City29% Draw40% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

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%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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