Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

2 – 1

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Johnny Russell pen 7' 1–0

Willy Agada 45+6' 2–0

2–1 45+9' Teenage Hadebe

Nemanja Radoja 34' Y

Johnny Russell 39' R

Y 45' Franco Escobar

Erik Thommy 73' Y

Y 74' Griffin Dorsey

Y 84' Luis Caicedo

Dany Rosero 89' Y

Daniel Salloi 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

2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City 2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–3	L
17 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
03 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
21 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–1	W
17 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–0	D
31 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Houston Dynamo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Logan Ndenbe made 165 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
7' What a strike from Johnny Russell! The score is 1-0.
12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' 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.
34' That looks like a foul for a card for Nemanja Radoja.
39' That looks like a foul for a card for Johnny Russell.
44' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Franco Escobar.
47' Willy Agada makes way for Remi Walter at the 47 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
51' Willy Agada has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
54' GOAL! Teenage Hadebe fires home to make it 2-1!
59' Ethan Bartlow is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
60' The supporters are chanting for Artur. He replaces Sebastian Kowalczyk on 60 minute.
62' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Nemanja Radoja by Roger Espinoza on 62 minute.
67' The 27-year-old Sebastian Kowalczyk has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
70' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Aliyu departs to be replaced by Griffin Dorsey.
73' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 73.
74' Houston Dynamo receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
76' Houston Dynamo make a change. Hector Herrera trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Franco on 76 minutes.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
84' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 84.
86' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Felipe Gutierrez comes on to replace Erik Thommy.
89' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 89.
90' The referee calls foul for Daniel Salloi. He receives a card.
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Daniel Steres
11
Corey Baird ↑ 47'
13
Andrew Tarbell
6
Artur ↑ 60'
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey ↑ 70'
7
Ivan Franco ↑ 76'
35
Brooklyn Raines
31
Micael ↑ 47'

Coach Ben Olsen

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

2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 75% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw25% Houston Dynamo37%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

62%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw45% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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