Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

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🕒 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Shell Energy Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jair Antonio Maruffo 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Houston Dynamo 22 · Sporting Kansas City 27
Referee Stats
17 matches · 3.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.29
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 47%
Draws 12%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Houston Dynamo outshot their opponent (22-13).
  • Houston Dynamo controlled possession (58%).
  • Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Houston Dynamo (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 30
Avg: 1.18 / 1.76

Points

18
Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 38
Avg: 1.24 / 2.24

Points

11
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.06
PPG
0.65
1.18
GF
1.24
1.76
GA
2.24
59%
O2.5
82%
65%
BTTS
71%
59%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Houston Dynamo rank22nd
Sporting Kansas City rank27th
Houston Dynamo points37
Sporting Kansas City points28
Houston Dynamo: #22 · 37 pts · GD -13
28 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24
37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Houston Dynamo last 5 home

L W D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals6-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals5-17
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Houston Dynamo trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Houston Dynamo score at home94%
Houston Dynamo clean sheet at home29%
Sporting Kansas City score away71%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Houston Dynamo score first59%
Houston Dynamo win after scoring first50%
Sporting Kansas City score first29%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Houston Dynamo 14% · Sporting Kansas City 18%
Avg first goal minute: Houston Dynamo 39.7' · Sporting Kansas City 29.2'

Vs league average

Houston Dynamo score at home1.18 vs 1.64
Houston Dynamo concede at home1.76 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City score away1.24 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City concede away2.24 vs 1.64
Houston Dynamo score 28% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: Houston Dynamo are 30% above league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Houston Dynamo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
0-15 4
16-30 3
61-75 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
4
Total Shots
22
13
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
16
10
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
6
7
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
8
Total Passes
497
356
Passes Accurate
435
286
Passes %
88%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Kowalczyk
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Lingr
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal
45+1'
45+1' B. Raines
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ K. Shelton
1st substitution · For: A. Brody
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ O. Lingr
1st substitution · For: A. Bassi
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ B. Raines
2nd substitution · For: Júnior Urso
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ L. Ndenbe
2nd substitution · For: T. Leibold
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ E. Thommy
3rd substitution · For: M. Suleymanov
76'
76' Z. Bassong
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ P. Ortíz
3rd substitution · For: F. Escobar
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ S. Kowalczyk
4th substitution · For: D. Holmes
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ D. Joveljić
4th substitution · For: S. Muñóz
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Artur
5th substitution · For: L. Ennali
82'
82' D. Sallói
84'
84' G. Dorsey
86'
86' Felipe Andrade
88' ⚽
⚽
88' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
S. Muñóz
Normal Goal
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ Manu García
5th substitution · For: M. Rodríguez

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat Houston Dynamo 3-1 on Sunday, 01 June 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jair Antonio Maruffo. It was played at Shell Energy Stadium.

First half: Houston Dynamo took the lead at 13' when S. Kowalczyk scored, with the assist credited to O. Lingr, making the score 1-0. Sporting Kansas City leveled the score at 45' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 1-1. B. Raines received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 45+1'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Shelton replacing A. Brody. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 52' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 1-2. Houston Dynamo made their 1st substitution at 53', with O. Lingr replacing A. Bassi. Houston Dynamo made their 2nd substitution at 53', with B. Raines replacing Júnior Urso. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with L. Ndenbe replacing T. Leibold. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 63', with E. Thommy replacing M. Suleymanov. Z. Bassong received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 76'. Houston Dynamo made their 3rd substitution at 79', with P. Ortíz replacing F. Escobar. Houston Dynamo made their 4th substitution at 79', with S. Kowalczyk replacing D. Holmes. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 79', with D. Joveljić replacing S. Muñóz. Houston Dynamo made their 5th substitution at 81', with Artur replacing L. Ennali. D. Sallói received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 82'. G. Dorsey received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 84'. Felipe Andrade received a yellow card for Houston Dynamo at 86'. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 88' when S. Muñóz scored, making the score 1-3. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 90', with Manu García replacing M. Rodríguez.

Houston Dynamo used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. Houston Dynamo got 3 yellow cards, while Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Houston Dynamo outshot their opponent (22-13).
  • Houston Dynamo controlled possession (58%).
  • Houston Dynamo had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS12 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals4 (36.4%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season