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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 17Kick-off on June 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
1-3
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City?

Sporting Kansas City won 1-3 on June 1, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 13′S. KowalczykHouston Dynamo
  • 45′D. JoveljićSporting Kansas City
  • 52′D. JoveljićSporting Kansas City
  • 88′S. MuñózSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 10E. Ponce
  1. 27S. Kowalczyk
  2. 9O. Lingr
  3. 21J. McGlynn
  1. 6Artur
  2. 35B. Raines
  1. 36Felipe Andrade
  2. 22P. Ortíz
  3. 24Obafemi Awodesu
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 31J. Bond

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 10D. Sallói
  2. 9D. Joveljić
  3. 26E. Thommy
  1. 22Z. Bassong
  2. 16J. Bartlett
  3. 21Manu García
  1. 18L. Ndenbe
  2. 24Joaquín Fernández
  3. 15Jansen Miller
  4. 11K. Shelton
  1. 1J. Pulskamp
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 3, 4 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 28, 2025New York City FC(away)3-0Major League Soccer
May 25, 2025San Jose Earthquakes(away)3-3Major League Soccer
May 22, 2025Austin(away)1-3US Open Cup
May 18, 2025FC Dallas(away)2-0Major League Soccer
May 15, 2025Minnesota United FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 25, 2025New England Revolution(home)3-3Major League Soccer
May 18, 2025San Diego(away)0-0Major League Soccer
May 15, 2025St. Louis City(away)2-2Major League Soccer
May 11, 2025Portland Timbers(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 4, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Houston Dynamo wins, 2 draws, 1 Sporting Kansas City win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 12, 2024Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Feb 25, 2024Houston Dynamo 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Nov 27, 2023Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jul 9, 2023Houston Dynamo 2-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 11, 2023Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityUS Open Cup

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo on May 12, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.61.368/158/15
Sporting Kansas City1.51.9310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 34 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (26 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351
15Sporting Kansas City347522408126

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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