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Major League Soccer · 2026

Houston Dynamo 0–2 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer

0–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sporting Kansas City won 0–2.

Shots
2110
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.461.09
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sporting Kansas City beat Houston Dynamo 2–0. Recorded in this match (Houston Dynamo – Sporting Kansas City): shots 21–10, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.46–1.09, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sporting Kansas City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Sporting Kansas City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.53 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sporting Kansas City show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13.1 shots/match ▲ShotsHouston Dynamo · Sporting Kansas City10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricHouston DynamoSporting Kansas CityBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.8 shots/match
Shots against12 shots/match16 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots10 shotsHouston Dynamo 21 shots, Sporting Kansas City 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsHouston Dynamo 4 shots, Sporting Kansas City 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.46 xG1.09 xGHouston Dynamo 1.46 xG, Sporting Kansas City 1.09 xG
  • Possession51%49%Houston Dynamo 51%, Sporting Kansas City 49%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersHouston Dynamo 8 corners, Sporting Kansas City 2 corners
  • Fouls3 fouls11 foulsHouston Dynamo 3 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsHouston Dynamo 1 card, Sporting Kansas City 4 cards
  • Passes468 passes447 passesHouston Dynamo 468 passes, Sporting Kansas City 447 passes
  • Pass accuracy91.2%89.9%Houston Dynamo 91.2%, Sporting Kansas City 89.9%
  • Shots inside box15 shots7 shotsHouston Dynamo 15 shots, Sporting Kansas City 7 shots
  • Blocked shots11 blocks3 blocksHouston Dynamo 11 blocks, Sporting Kansas City 3 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves4 savesHouston Dynamo 2 saves, Sporting Kansas City 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesHouston Dynamo 1 offside, Sporting Kansas City 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 1′Justin ReynoldsYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  2. 27′André LuizGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  3. 45′Calvin HarrisGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  4. 45′Héctor HerreraRed card · Houston Dynamo
  5. 45′Taylor CalheiraYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  6. 45′André LuizYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  7. Half-time
  8. 54′Agustín BouzatYellow card · Houston Dynamo
  9. 68′Stephen AfrifaYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  10. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 56′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeFelipe Andrade
  • 60′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeRuben Ramos
  • 72′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeMarcelo Saracchi
  • 72′Sporting Kansas City · 2 player changesOwen Wolff · Jacob Bartlett
  • 74′Houston Dynamo · 2 player changesLyle Foster · Matthew Arana
  • 80′Sporting Kansas City · 2 player changesZorhan Bassong · Seymour Garfield-Reid
  • 82′Houston Dynamo · 1 player changeDuncan McGuire

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Houston Dynamo
  1. Jonathan BondG
  2. Antônio CarlosD
  3. Lucas HalterD
  4. ArturD
  5. Lawrence EnnaliD
  6. Franco NegriD
  7. Héctor HerreraM
  8. Ibrahim AliyuM
  9. Agustín BouzatM
  10. Mateusz BoguszF
  11. GuilhermeF
Sporting Kansas City
  1. Stefan ClevelandG
  2. Justin ReynoldsD
  3. Jansen MillerD
  4. Emir KarićD
  5. Wyatt MeyerD
  6. Lasse Berg JohnsenM
  7. André LuizM
  8. Calvin HarrisM
  9. Kwaku AgyabengM
  10. Stephen AfrifaF
  11. Taylor CalheiraF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Houston Dynamo
2Draws
1Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer0–2
Sporting Kansas City — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer0–0
Houston Dynamo — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer1–3
Sporting Kansas City — Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer1–2
Houston Dynamo — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Houston Dynamo favored in 12 of 13 directional metrics · Sporting Kansas City in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Houston Dynamo27 matchesSporting Kansas City26 matches
1.26 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/261.19 goals/match
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/262.42 goals/match
1.12 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/230.99 xG/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots27/2610.5 shots/match
4.48 shots/match ▲Shots on target27/264.08 shots/match
47.9% ●Possession27/2644.6%
4.3 corners/match ●Corners27/263.85 corners/match
2.91 cards/matchCards11/72.57 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls27/2612.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples27 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 27 Sept 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsHouston DynamoSporting Kansas City
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headHouston Dynamo — Sporting Kansas City
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