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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 6Kick-off on May 13, 2021 at 12:30 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 May 13, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 56′M. UrrutiHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 8M. Rodríguez
  2. 10F. Picault
  3. 37M. Urruti
  1. 14J. Corona
  2. 21D. Jones
  3. 22M. Vera
  1. 3A. Lundkvist
  2. 4Z. Valentín
  3. 5T. Parker
  4. 27B. García
  1. 1M. Marić

Sporting Kansas City

4-1-4-1
  1. 11K. Shelton
  1. 9A. Pulido
  2. 7J. Russell
  3. 10G. Busio
  4. 54R. Walter
  1. 17G. Kinda
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 2J. Lindsey
  3. 36Luís Martins
  4. 3Andreu Fontàs
  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 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 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
May 8, 2021FC Dallas(away)1-1Major League Soccer
May 1, 2021Los Angeles FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2021Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 17, 2021San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Apr 10, 2021FC Dallas(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 10, 2021Austin(home)2-1Major League Soccer
May 1, 2021Real Salt Lake(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 23, 2021Orlando City SC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2021New York Red Bulls(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Dec 4, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)0-3Major 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
Oct 4, 2020Houston Dynamo 1-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City on Oct 4, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.01.7111/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.61.349/1510/15

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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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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