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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 44Kick-off on September 24, 2023 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
2-1
Houston Dynamo

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

Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on September 24, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 7′J. RussellSporting Kansas City (pen.)
  • 45′W. AgadaSporting Kansas City
  • 45′T. HadebeHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 7J. Russell
  2. 23W. Agada
  3. 11K. Shelton
  1. 10G. Kinda
  2. 6N. Radoja
  3. 26E. Thommy
  1. 18L. Ndenbe
  2. 3Andreu Fontàs
  3. 5D. Rosero
  4. 17J. Davis
  1. 29T. Melia

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 18A. Ibrahim
  1. 32S. Kowalczyk
  2. 20A. Carrasquilla
  3. 21N. Quiñónes
  1. 16H. Herrera
  2. 27L. Caicedo
  1. 3B. Smith
  2. 17T. Hadebe
  3. 4E. Bartlow
  4. 2F. Escobar
  1. 12S. Clark
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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, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Houston Dynamo have 5, 7 and 3.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2023Nashville SC(home)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2023Minnesota United FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 9, 2023Inter Miami(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2023St. Louis City(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 21, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2023St. Louis City(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2023Columbus Crew(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023Real Salt Lake(away)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 9, 2023Houston Dynamo 2-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 11, 2023Houston Dynamo 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityUS Open Cup
Sep 11, 2022Houston Dynamo 0-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 26, 2022Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Houston DynamoUS Open Cup
Mar 5, 2022Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 3, 2021Sporting Kansas City 4-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City on Jul 9, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Houston Dynamo score 1.6 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.61.749/1512/15
Houston Dynamo1.60.967/158/15

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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