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 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
26	Points	51
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
40	Scored	43
81	Conceded	43
-41	GD	+0
0.76	PPG	1.50
21%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo.
5' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
7' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Johnny Russell makes no mistake. 1-0!
12' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' Houston Dynamo have won 407 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Franco, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 295 games and scored 407 goals.
34' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 34.
39' A moment of madness from Johnny Russell on 39 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
44' 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.
45' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
47' Remi Walter has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willy Agada on 47 minute.
51' The deadlock is broken! Willy Agada gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
54' The deadlock is broken! Teenage Hadebe gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
59' 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.
60' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Artur is hanging Sebastian Kowalczyk on the field on 60 minute.
62' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja is replaced by Roger Espinoza.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Aliyu is withdrawn and Griffin Dorsey gets his opportunity.
73' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 73.
74' A moment of madness from Griffin Dorsey on 74 minutes earns him a card. Houston Dynamo will be frustrated.
76' Ivan Franco is replacing Hector Herrera for the Houston Dynamo side.
81' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
84' That looks like a foul for a card for Luis Caicedo.
86' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Erik Thommy is replaced by Felipe Gutierrez on 86 minute.
89' Dany Rosero is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' Poor challenge from Daniel Salloi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Houston Dynamo

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
Daniel Salloi	3
Alberth Elis	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Diego Rubio	2
Dejan Joveljic	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

1.29 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Houston Dynamo xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City39% Draw26% Houston Dynamo35%

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

65%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

61%

Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw46% Houston Dynamo30%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

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%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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