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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on July 19, 2012 at 12:37 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-1
Sporting Kansas City

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

Houston Dynamo won 2-1 on July 19, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 25′Calen CarrHouston Dynamo
  • 42′K. KamaraSporting Kansas City (pen.)
  • 79′Calen CarrHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 3Calen Carr
  2. 9M. Kandji
  3. 12W. Bruin
  1. 5W. Creavalle
  2. 11Brad Davis
  3. 27B. García
  1. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  2. 26Corey Ashe
  3. 31A. Hainault
  4. 32Bobby Boswell
  1. 1T. Hall

Sporting Kansas City

  1. 9T. Bunbury
  2. 23K. Kamara
  3. 37Jacob Peterson
  1. 6Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura
  2. 19P. Joseph
  3. 88M. Thomas
  4. 1J. Nielsen
  1. 2Michael Harrington
  2. 5M. Besler
  3. 16S. Sinovic
  4. 78A. Collin
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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, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 8, 3 and 4.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2012DC United(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2012Chicago Fire(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jun 23, 2012CF Montreal(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2012Columbus Crew(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Jul 11, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)2-0US Open Cup
Jul 8, 2012Houston Dynamo(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2012CF Montreal(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Jun 30, 2012Chicago Fire(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Houston Dynamo wins, 1 draw, 0 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 8, 2012Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo on Jul 8, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.41.358/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.51.166/157/15

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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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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