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Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo: result 4-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 8, 2020 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
4-0
Houston Dynamo

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

Sporting Kansas City won 4-0 on March 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 16′A. PulidoSporting Kansas City
  • 26′R. EspinozaSporting Kansas City
  • 65′G. KindaSporting Kansas City
  • 77′K. SheltonSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 11K. Shelton
  2. 9A. Pulido
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 17G. Kinda
  2. 6Ilie Sánchez
  3. 15R. Espinoza
  1. 36Luís Martins
  2. 4R. Punčec
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia

Houston Dynamo

4-3-3
  1. 9M. Manotas
  2. 22M. Vera
  3. 8M. Rodríguez
  1. 10T. Martínez
  2. 11T. McNamara
  3. 27B. García
  1. 3A. Lundkvist
  2. 4Z. Valentín
  3. 5A. Struna
  4. 15M. Figueroa
  1. 1M. Marić
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2020Vancouver Whitecaps(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 6, 2019FC Dallas(away)0-6Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2019Portland Timbers(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2019Minnesota United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 22, 2019Colorado Rapids(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 29, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 6, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(home)4-2Major League Soccer
Sep 29, 2019Real Salt Lake(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2019Los Angeles FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 22, 2019Orlando City SC(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
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
Jul 19, 2018Houston Dynamo 4-2 Sporting Kansas CityUS Open Cup
Jun 24, 2018Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 27, 2017Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo on Sep 1, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.3 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.32.3210/1511/15
Houston Dynamo1.31.8111/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (23 points from 33 matches) and Houston Dynamo sit 5th (51 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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