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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerPlay-In Round - FinalsKick-off on October 27, 2017 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
1-0
Sporting Kansas City

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

Houston Dynamo won 1-0 on October 27, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 94′A. ElisHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 9E. Torres
  2. 17A. Elis
  1. 5J. Cabezas
  2. 13R. Clark
  3. 14Alex
  4. 25T. Martínez
  1. 3A. Machado
  2. 4P. Senderos
  3. 7D. Beasley
  4. 22Leonardo
  1. 1T. Deric

Sporting Kansas City

  1. 7Gerso
  2. 11D. Rubio
  1. 8G. Zusi
  2. 9L. Blessing
  3. 10B. Feilhaber
  4. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 3I. Opara
  2. 5M. Besler
  3. 6Ilie Sánchez
  4. 94J. Medranda
  1. 21A. Dykstra
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2017Chicago Fire(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Sporting Kansas City(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 12, 2017Sporting Kansas City(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Houston Dynamo(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 12, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 8, 2017Minnesota United FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)0-1Major 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
Oct 15, 2017Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 12, 2017Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jun 28, 2017Houston Dynamo 0-2 Sporting Kansas CityUS Open Cup
Sep 10, 2016Sporting Kansas City 3-3 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Houston Dynamo 3-1 Sporting Kansas CityUS Open Cup
May 8, 2016Houston Dynamo 2-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo on Oct 15, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.51.158/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.31.1210/157/15

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 33 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (23 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3314910434251
15Sporting Kansas City336522398123

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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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