Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 32 · Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas · Ref N. Saghafi

Houston Dynamo stats & fixtures · Sporting Kansas City stats & fixtures

Houston Dynamo drew with Sporting Kansas City 2–2 in Major League Soccer on 9 July 2023. Expected goals finished 2.22–1.01. Houston Dynamo had 59% of the ball.

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City match statistics

Houston DynamoSporting Kansas City

59% Ball possession 41%
2.22 Expected goals (xG) 1.01
19 Total shots 5
6 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 1
7 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 3
5 Corners 4
19 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
482 Passes 337
86% Pass accuracy 82%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card T. Ulfarsson Houston Dynamo
-5' Yellow card T. Leibold Sporting Kansas City
25' Goal Alan Pulido (assist G. Kinda) Sporting Kansas City
45+2' Goal I. Aliyu (assist H. Herrera) Houston Dynamo
50' Yellow card H. Herrera Houston Dynamo
62' Penalty scored Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City
65' Yellow card D. Rosero Sporting Kansas City
90+8' Goal I. Franco (assist T. Ulfarsson) Houston Dynamo
90+10' Yellow card S. Ferreira Houston Dynamo

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Houston Dynamo

Confirmed 4-4-2 B. Olsen

12 S. Clark

5 D. Steres 4 E. Bartlow 28 E. Sviatchenko 2 F. Escobar

21 N. Quinones 16 H. Herrera 6 Artur 11 C. Baird

18 I. Aliyu 8 A. Bassi

Bench T. Ulfarsson , I. Franco , S. Ferreira , B. Smith , G. Dorsey , B. Raines , L. Caicedo , X. Valdez

Sporting Kansas City

Confirmed 4-3-3 P. Vermes

22 K. McIntosh

14 T. Leibold 3 Andreu Fontàs 5 D. Rosero 17 J. Davis

10 G. Kinda 54 R. Walter 26 E. Thommy

20 D. Sallói 9 Alan Pulido 7 J. Russell

Bench R. Espinoza , M. Tzionis , K. Shelton , L. Ndenbe , R. Castellanos , J. Pulskamp , C. Duke , L. Flores , S. Afrifa

Form guide

Houston Dynamo at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting Kansas City away

2–0–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 2.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Sep 22	Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City	0–0
5 Mar 22	Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo	1–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City head-to-head record