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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 16Kick-off on October 4, 2020 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
1-2
Sporting Kansas City

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

Sporting Kansas City won 1-2 on October 4, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 34′A. PulidoSporting Kansas City
  • 73′A. PulidoSporting Kansas City
  • 84′S. JunquaHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 11A. Lassiter
  2. 9M. Manotas
  3. 23D. Quintero
  1. 22M. Vera
  2. 24D. Cerén
  3. 27B. García
  1. 3A. Lundkvist
  2. 4Z. Valentín
  3. 5A. Struna
  4. 15M. Figueroa
  1. 1M. Marić

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 11K. Shelton
  2. 9A. Pulido
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 27G. Busio
  2. 21F. Hernández
  3. 6Ilie Sánchez
  1. 13A. Dia
  2. 4R. Punčec
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 22W. Reid
  1. 29T. Melia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2020Nashville SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2020Chicago Fire(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2020FC Dallas(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2020Colorado Rapids(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2020Orlando City SC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2020FC Dallas(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2020FC Dallas(home)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2020Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Aug 26, 2020Sporting Kansas City 2-5 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 8, 2020Sporting Kansas City 4-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Sep 1, 2019Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jun 2, 2019Houston Dynamo 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Aug 5, 2018Houston Dynamo 0-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City on Sep 6, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.71.7211/1510/15
Sporting Kansas City1.71.5411/1510/15

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 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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