Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

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 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

2021-10-03 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	#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' KICK OFF: Houston Dynamo gets underway.
5' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Honduras international Maynor Figueroa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Junqua on 16.
16' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Johnny Russell on 16.
21' 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.
26' Daniel Salloi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Teenage Hadebe.
32' Joe Corona is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darwin Ceren at the 32 minute mark.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
51' Fafa Picault has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
53' Houston Dynamo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' Assisted by Gadi Kinda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gadi Kinda makes no mistake. 3-1!
59' The whistle greets Khiry Shelton as he departs to be replaced by Alan Pulido.
61' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 61 minute. Corey Baird leaves to be changed by Tyler Pasher.
66' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tab Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
73' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Cameron Duke comes on to replace Remi Walter.
76' What a moment for Carlos Darwin Quintero! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Roger Espinoza comes on to replace Gadi Kinda.
79' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Matias Vera is replaced by Memo Rodriguez on 79 minute.
84' Darwin Ceren has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 275 appearances.
85' Poor challenge from Graham Zusi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Johnny Russell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Khiry Shelton	2
Diego Rubio	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

1.85 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City46% Draw23% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

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	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

69%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

54%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City32% Draw40% Houston Dynamo28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

4.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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