Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 09 Jul 2023 01:30 BST · Shell Energy Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Houston Dynamo · Sporting Kansas City · Head-to-head

Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City drew 2–2 at Shell Energy Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 9 July. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Houston Dynamo out-shot Sporting Kansas City 19 to 5 and created the better chances, 2.22 xG to 1.01 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: A. Pulido (25’, assisted by G. Kinda; 62’ pen); Houston Dynamo: I. Aliyu (45’, assisted by H. Herrera) and Iván Franco (90’, assisted by Þ. Úlfarsson).

Discipline

The bookings — Houston Dynamo: Þ. Úlfarsson (-5’), H. Herrera (50’) and Sebastián Ferreira (90+10’); Sporting Kansas City: Tim Leibold (-5’) and D. Rosero (65’).

What it changes

Houston Dynamo are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) 10.7, G. Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) 7.3 and H. Herrera (Houston Dynamo) 7.0 led the match.

Next up

Houston Dynamo next host Minnesota United FC on 25 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Houston Dynamo: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium · Houston, Texas
Referee: N. Saghafi
Head-to-head (last 6): Houston Dynamo 1 · draws 1 · Sporting Kansas City 4 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Houston Dynamo 3W 0D 2L · Sporting Kansas City 2W 1D 2L

Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.29 / 6.25

Corners

against 6.14 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.14 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 3 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 2

Cards

against 3.29 / 1.88 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 July 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 July 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Houston Dynamo for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.29 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.14 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.38 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.14 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.14 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.71 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Brooklyn Raines n 6	35	3.4 4/3	1.7 3/1	—
Griffin Dorsey n 8	32.1	3.2 6/2	1.1 3/0	—
Luis Caicedo n 8	55.3	2.4 6/4	2.2 5/2	—
Chase Gasper n 8	54.9	2.1 4/3	0.6 3/0	—
A. Carrasquilla n 8	87.4	1.9 6/5	1.4 8/3	—

Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Þ. Úlfarsson n 8	21	4.3 6/2	3.2 5/1
Sebastián Ferreira n 8	23.8	1.9 4/0	1.4 3/0
Iván Franco n 8	26.5	1.7 3/1	0.8 2/0
H. Herrera n 8	82.4	1.6 5/3	0.8 4/1
Corey Baird n 8	62.8	1.6 7/1	0.7 4/0

Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Þ. Úlfarsson n 8	21	1.1 1/1	0 0/0
H. Herrera n 8	82.4	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
Corey Baird n 8	62.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
A. Bassi n 8	75.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Nelson Quiñones n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Artur n 8	81.9	2.5 7/5
F. Escobar n 8	81.4	2.5 7/6
Chase Gasper n 8	54.9	2.3 4/3
Nelson Quiñones n 8	50	2.3 6/3
B. Smith n 8	37.5	1.8 3/2

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Steve Clark n 8	90	1.6 4/1

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Khiry Shelton n 8	23.1	4.9 5/3	1 1/1	—
D. Rosero n 8	86.6	1.6 6/5	1.2 7/2	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	14.3	1.6 2/0	2.4 2/1	—
Tim Leibold n 8	64.5	1.4 5/2	0.2 1/0	—
G. Kinda n 8	48.5	1.2 4/1	3.2 6/4	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	84	2.5 7/7	1.6 7/4
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.5	2 6/4	0.9 5/1
E. Thommy n 8	76.4	1.8 7/4	0.9 6/0
G. Kinda n 8	48.5	1.6 5/2	0.5 2/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	14.3	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	84	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	14.3	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
G. Kinda n 8	48.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
E. Thommy n 8	76.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Khiry Shelton n 8	23.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Róger Espinoza n 8	14.3	4.7 3/1
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	3.4 3/3
J. Davis n 8	76.3	2.7 6/5
M. Tzionis n 8	52	2.6 5/3
Tim Leibold n 8	64.5	2.3 6/5

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. McIntosh n 8	90	1.9 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Houston Dynamo		Sporting Kansas City
59%	Possession	41%
2.22	Expected goals (xG)	1.01
19	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
1	Offsides	1
19	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
482	Passes	337
86%	Pass accuracy	82%

Houston Dynamo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Steve Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
F. Escobar	90	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	6.6
E. Sviatchenko	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Bartlow	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Artur	90	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.3
H. Herrera	90	0	1	4	2	4	1	Y	8.7
A. Bassi	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Daniel Steres	88	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
I. Aliyu	78	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.3
Corey Baird	77	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.2
Nelson Quiñones	68	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Þ. Úlfarsson sub	22	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	7
B. Smith sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Iván Franco sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Sebastián Ferreira sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Davis	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. Rosero	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
R. Walter	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Kinda	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.7
A. Pulido	89	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.9
Tim Leibold	75	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
E. Thommy	75	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Russell	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Dániel Sallói	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Róger Espinoza sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Tzionis sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Khiry Shelton sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Ndenbe sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Robert Castellanos sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Houston DynamoWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Houston Dynamo 1 · 1 draw · Sporting Kansas City 4 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-05-11 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City
2022-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo
2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo
2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo
2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Houston Dynamo#4 pos51 pts34 pl+13 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Houston Dynamo scored1.5

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Houston Dynamo conceded1.12

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 6 meetings, Houston Dynamo won 1, Sporting Kansas City won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — Houston Dynamo 3W 0D 2L; Sporting Kansas City 2W 1D 2L.

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