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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 21 games · Avg 2.8 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	#20
21	Points	44
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
31	Scored	34
63	Conceded	32
-32	GD	+2
0.81	PPG	1.63
23%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome Houston Dynamo for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 100% of all matches.
7' Johnny Russell makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
17' Corey Baird has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 287 appearances.
22' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
32' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Nelson Quinones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
47' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Willy Agada exits the field as Remi Walter enters on 47.
51' Willy Agada makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
54' Teenage Hadebe makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
59' Steve Clark has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Sebastian Kowalczyk is replaced by Artur on 60 minute.
62' The supporters are chanting for Roger Espinoza. He replaces Nemanja Radoja on 62 minute.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
70' The crowd applauds Ibrahim Aliyu as he leaves the pitch. Griffin Dorsey steps in for Houston Dynamo.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Erik Thommy.
74' Griffin Dorsey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 74.
76' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Hector Herrera exits the field as Ivan Franco enters on 76.
81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luis Caicedo.
86' The whistle greets Erik Thommy as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Gutierrez.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dany Rosero.
90' Daniel Salloi was booked on 90.
2-1 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Khiry Shelton	2
Diego Rubio	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

1.27 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw26% Houston Dynamo36%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

64%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

62%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City23% Draw46% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.4%

0 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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