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MLS · Regular Season - 18 August 02, 2026 02:30 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
#15 · 22 pts
0 – 2
Final score
Houston Dynamo
#5 · 48 pts
55' (ast. J. McGlynn) Guilherme
71' A. Bouzat
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Houston Dynamo a 44% win probability (draw 25%, Sporting Kansas City 29%). The final result was Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo. In 1 previous meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 1 times, with 0 draws and 0 wins for Houston Dynamo.

Match statistics
6
Total shots
13
4
Shots on target
4
0.21
Actual xG
1.86
1
Saves
4
36%
Possession
64%
2
Corners
6
9
Tackles
13
2
🟨 Yellow cards
1
1
🟥 Red cards
0
Match Events
L. Johnsen
11'
L. Johnsen
45'
L. Johnsen
45'
55'
ast. J. McGlynn · Guilherme⚽
↕ K. Agyabeng / M. Garcia
65'
65'
D. McGuire / E. Ponce ↕
↕ M. Mosquera / W. Meyer
65'
↕ J. Davis / J. Reid
65'
71'
A. Bouzat⚽
↕ Capita / S. Suleymanov
82'
82'
D. Holmes / Felipe Andrade ↕
82'
F. Negri / A. Bouzat ↕
↕ Z. Bassong / J. Bartlett
85'
86'
Lucas Halter
90'
O. Lingr / Guilherme ↕
90'
D. Samassekou / H. Herrera ↕
Pre-match prediction
29.67%
Sporting
25.48%
X
44.85%
Houston ←
we assigned to the actual result (Houston Dynamo) 44.85% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Sporting
0.98
0.21
-0.78
Houston
1.44
1.86
+0.43
Houston Dynamo dominated by xG (1.86 vs 0.21). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps 31 55
2 FC Dallas FC Dallas 31 54
3 St. Louis City St. Louis City 31 51
4 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 31 48
5 Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo 31 48
6 Los Angeles FC Los Angeles FC 32 47
7 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders 31 43
8 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 31 42
9 Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 32 41
10 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake 31 39
11 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers 31 37
12 San Diego San Diego 31 35
13 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC 31 35
14 Austin Austin 31 34
15 Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City 31 22
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City 4-2-3-1
30 S. Cleveland S. Cleveland G 5.20
18 E. Karić E. Karić D 6.30
5 O. Blorian O. Blorian D 6.20
3 M. Mosquera M. Mosquera 65' D 6.30
8 J. Davis J. Davis 65' D 7.00
22 Z. Bassong Z. Bassong 85' M 6.60
4 L. Johnsen L. Johnsen 45' M 5.30
11 C. Harris C. Harris M 6.30
20 K. Agyabeng K. Agyabeng 65' M 6.70
7 Capita Capita 82' M 6.50
9 D. Joveljić D. Joveljić F 6.50
Bench
2 I. James I. James D
15 Jansen Miller Jansen Miller D
16 J. Bartlett J. Bartlett 9' D 6.60
1 J. Pulskamp J. Pulskamp G
99 J. Reid J. Reid 25' D 6.50
6 Manu García Manu García 25' M 6.30
93 M. Suleymanov M. Suleymanov 8' F 6.30
17 S. Afrifa S. Afrifa F
28 Wyatt Meyer Wyatt Meyer 25' D 7.20
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1
31 J. Bond J. Bond G 7.70
36 Felipe Andrade Felipe Andrade 82' D 6.90
34 A. Resch A. Resch D 7.50
5 Lucas Halter Lucas Halter D 7.30
11 L. Ennali L. Ennali D 6.30
16 H. Herrera H. Herrera 89' M 7.90
6 Artur Artur M 7.50
20 Guilherme Guilherme 1 ⚽ 89' M 8.20
30 A. Bouzat A. Bouzat 1 ⚽ 82' M 7.20
8 J. McGlynn J. McGlynn 1 👟 M 7.60
10 E. Ponce E. Ponce 65' F 6.20
Bench
24 A. Ibrahim A. Ibrahim F
26 B. Gillingham B. Gillingham G
14 D. Holmes D. Holmes 8' M 6.60
23 D. McGuire D. McGuire 25' F 6.50
18 D. Samassékou D. Samassékou 1' M
28 E. Sviatchenko E. Sviatchenko D
21 F. Negri F. Negri 8' D 6.70
22 M. Arana M. Arana M
9 O. Lingr O. Lingr 1' M
Best on the pitch
Guilherme
Guilherme
M · Houston
8.20
1 ⚽
1 shots · 55 pass
H. Herrera
H. Herrera
M · Houston
7.90
2 shots · 106 pass
J. Bond
J. Bond
G · Houston
7.70
· 18 pass
J. McGlynn
J. McGlynn
M · Houston
7.60
1 👟
1 shots · 87 pass
Artur
Artur
M · Houston
7.50
1 shots · 105 pass
A. Resch
A. Resch
D · Houston
7.50
2 shots · 74 pass
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
S. Cleveland G 90 5.20 — — — 31 22% — — —
E. Karić D 90 6.30 — — 1 50 43% 1 — —
O. Blorian D 90 6.20 — — — 51 46% — — —
M. Mosquera D 65 6.30 — — — 33 30% 2 — —
J. Davis D 65 7.00 — — — 40 32% — — —
Z. Bassong M 85 6.60 — — — 29 25% 1 — —
L. Johnsen M 45 5.30 — — — 28 26% — 2 1
C. Harris M 90 6.30 — — 1 24 19% 2 — —
K. Agyabeng M 65 6.70 — — — 21 17% 1 — —
Capita M 82 6.50 — — 1 15 11% — — —
D. Joveljić F 90 6.50 — — 1 19 14% — — —
J. Bartlett D 9 6.60 — — — 4 4% — — —
J. Reid D 25 6.50 — — 1 13 13% — — —
Manu García M 25 6.30 — — — 17 11% — — —
M. Suleymanov F 8 6.30 — — 1 8 6% — — —
Wyatt Meyer D 25 7.20 — — — 13 13% 2 — —
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
J. Bond G 90 7.70 — — — 18 18% — — —
Felipe Andrade D 82 6.90 — — 2 28 28% 4 — —
A. Resch D 90 7.50 — — 2 74 67% 1 — —
Lucas Halter D 90 7.30 — — 1 100 90% — 1 —
L. Ennali D 90 6.30 — — — 50 47% 1 — —
H. Herrera M 89 7.90 — — 2 106 100% 3 — —
Artur M 90 7.50 — — 1 105 101% 1 — —
Guilherme M 89 8.20 1 — 1 55 48% 2 — —
A. Bouzat M 82 7.20 1 — 1 47 37% — — —
J. McGlynn M 90 7.60 — 1 1 87 81% — — —
E. Ponce F 65 6.20 — — 2 11 8% — — —
D. Holmes M 8 6.60 — — — 10 10% 1 — —
D. McGuire F 25 6.50 — — — 3 2% — — —
D. Samassékou M 1 — — — — 6 6% — — —
F. Negri D 8 6.70 — — — 8 7% — — —
O. Lingr M 1 — — — — 2 2% — — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo?
The final score was Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo.
What did the model predict before Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo?
The model assigned 29% probability to a Sporting Kansas City win, 25% to a draw, and 44% to an Houston Dynamo win.