Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer · Sun, 12 May 2024 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo — Houston Dynamo won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 12 May.

The goals

Houston Dynamo led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Houston Dynamo: H. Herrera (31’, assisted by A. Bassi) and I. Aliyu (78’, assisted by Griffin Dorsey); Sporting Kansas City: Dániel Sallói (61’, assisted by M. Rodríguez).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting Kansas City 0.67, Houston Dynamo 1.17, from 15 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: M. Rodríguez (45’) and Andreu Fontàs (85’); Houston Dynamo: S. Kowalczyk (90+4’).

What it changes

Sporting Kansas City have scored 51 goals, the 14th-fewest (shared) of the 29 clubs (2024 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Sporting Kansas City have conceded 66 goals, the fourth-most of the 29 clubs.

Houston Dynamo have scored 48 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 29 clubs (2024 so far, after 36 games, ranked per game). Houston Dynamo have conceded 40 goals, the third-fewest of the 29 clubs.

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

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, H. Herrera (Houston Dynamo) 7.5, I. Aliyu (Houston Dynamo) 6.7 and M. Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next travel to San Diego on 8 November 2026.

Houston Dynamo next host St. Louis City on 8 November 2026.

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

Next for Sporting Kansas City: San Diego v Sporting Kansas City, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Houston Dynamo: Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: A. Da Silva
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 1 · draws 3 · Houston Dynamo 2 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 1W 1D 3L · Houston Dynamo 1W 2D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1.13

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 4

Corners

against 5.14 / 4.83 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.14 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 5.57 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.14 / 2.5

Cards

against 2 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 May 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 9 May 2024. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Houston Dynamo for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.57 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.14 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.43 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 13.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.14 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: A. Da Silva.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Goalkeeper

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Timothy Melia	10	90904 min	353.5 /90	181.8 /90	00 /90
J. Pulskamp	1	9797 min	43.7 /90	10.9 /90	00 /90

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	90	3.9 7/6
J. Pulskamp n 8	90.9	2.7 6/5

Sporting Kansas City Defensive

Sporting Kansas City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Tim Leibold	11	89981 min	322.9 /90	151.4 /90	10.1 /90	555 /90	131.2 /90	20.2 /90
J. Davis	10	91911 min	303 /90	141.4 /90	50.5 /90	424.1 /90	131.3 /90	50.5 /90
D. Rosero	10	90904 min	121.2 /90	101 /90	70.7 /90	434.3 /90	151.5 /90	30.3 /90
Andreu Fontàs	7	92641 min	81.1 /90	91.3 /90	20.3 /90	172.4 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90
Robert Voloder	5	91457 min	102 /90	51 /90	40.8 /90	234.5 /90	30.6 /90	00 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. 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
Tim Leibold n 8	90.9	1.4 7/4	0.9 4/3	—
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	1.3 7/2	1.4 6/3	—
E. Thommy n 8	90	2.1 8/4	2.4 8/6	—
J. Davis n 8	90.9	1.6 8/5	0.6 3/2	—
D. Rosero n 8	90	1.5 7/4	1.5 6/4	—
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Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	90.9	2.5 7/6
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	1.3 6/2
E. Thommy n 8	90	1.9 7/4
J. Davis n 8	90.9	3.5 8/6
N. Radoja n 8	90	2.1 8/6
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Sporting Kansas City Attacking

Sporting Kansas City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Dániel Sallói	11	88972 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	141.3 /90	80.7 /90	100.9 /90	80.7 /90
A. Pulido	10	76764 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	111.3 /90	70.8 /90	80.9 /90	20.2 /90
W. Agada	8	63502 min	30.5 /90	20.4 /90	183.2 /90	101.8 /90	81.4 /90	10.2 /90
J. Russell	8	54433 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	102.1 /90	30.6 /90	51 /90	61.2 /90
S. Afrifa	3	2987 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	11 /90	11 /90	44.1 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	90.9	0.4 2/1	0.2 1/1
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	1.1 7/2	0.5 4/0
E. Thommy n 8	90	1.4 6/4	0.9 5/2
J. Davis n 8	90.9	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
N. Radoja n 8	90	0.6 3/1	0.4 2/1
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Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tim Leibold n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
E. Thommy n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Davis n 8	90.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Rosero n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo Goalkeeper

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Steve Clark	12	911088 min	373.1 /90	121 /90	00 /90

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Steve Clark n 8	90.5	3.2 7/7

Houston Dynamo Defensive

Houston Dynamo — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Micael	11	87958 min	141.3 /90	100.9 /90	141.3 /90	444.1 /90	151.4 /90	30.3 /90
Griffin Dorsey	10	90897 min	121.2 /90	40.4 /90	20.2 /90	414.1 /90	161.6 /90	20.2 /90
E. Bartlow	8	85683 min	111.4 /90	20.3 /90	81.1 /90	314.1 /90	40.5 /90	10.1 /90
F. Escobar	8	81651 min	263.6 /90	71 /90	10.1 /90	496.8 /90	81.1 /90	20.3 /90
E. Sviatchenko	7	68475 min	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	40.8 /90	285.3 /90	71.3 /90	10.2 /90
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Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. 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
Steve Clark n 8	90.5	0 0/0	0.2 2/0	—
Artur n 8	90.4	1 4/3	0.9 4/2	—
I. Aliyu n 8	89	1.4 6/3	0.9 5/2	—
S. Kowalczyk n 8	74.3	2.1 6/4	1.8 6/3	—
A. Carrasquilla n 8	89.9	1.4 7/4	1.6 8/4	—
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Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Artur n 8	90.4	2.4 5/5
I. Aliyu n 8	89	1.4 7/3
S. Kowalczyk n 8	74.3	0.8 4/1
A. Carrasquilla n 8	89.9	1.9 6/4
Micael n 8	85.5	1.6 7/3
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Houston Dynamo Attacking

Houston Dynamo — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Kowalczyk	12	70837 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	70.8 /90	50.5 /90	111.2 /90	80.9 /90
Gabriel Segal	5	52261 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	62.1 /90	31 /90	31 /90	00 /90
Sebastián Ferreira	3	44131 min	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	32.1 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90
Artur	12	911087 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90	80.7 /90	131.1 /90
I. Aliyu	12	901074 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	221.8 /90	121 /90	70.6 /90	242 /90
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Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Steve Clark n 8	90.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Artur n 8	90.4	0.4 2/1	0.2 1/1
I. Aliyu n 8	89	2.1 7/4	1.3 6/2
S. Kowalczyk n 8	74.3	0.8 3/2	0.6 3/1
A. Carrasquilla n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Houston Dynamo before kick-off, to 9 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Steve Clark n 8	90.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Artur n 8	90.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
I. Aliyu n 8	89	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Kowalczyk n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Carrasquilla n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Houston Dynamo
46%	Possession	54%
0.67	Expected goals (xG)	1.17
15	Shots	12
6	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside the box	6
7	Corners	3
3	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	5
444	Passes	534
85%	Pass accuracy	84%

Sporting Kansas City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7
Robert Voloder	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Rodríguez	90	0	1	2	1	2	2	Y	8.5
N. Radoja	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
Dániel Sallói	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
Tim Leibold	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
W. Agada	89	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	6.6
J. Russell	82	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
A. Pulido	74	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Tzionis sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Vargas sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Zorhan Bassong sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
S. Afrifa sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Houston Dynamo Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Steve Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Griffin Dorsey	90	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	7.7
E. Sviatchenko	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
Micael	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
Artur	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Carrasquilla	90	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	7.2
S. Kowalczyk	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
I. Aliyu	89	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.3
A. Bassi	86	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	7.2
H. Herrera	70	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.6
Daniel Steres	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Tate Schmitt sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Blessing sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Smith sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Bartlow sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

Houston DynamoWLLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 1 · 3 draws · Houston Dynamo 2 · 1.83 goals/game

2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2023-11-27 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo
2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City
2023-05-11 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#13 pos31 pts34 pl-15 GD

Houston Dynamo#5 pos54 pts34 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.5

Houston Dynamo scored1.38

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.94

Houston Dynamo conceded1.15

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 1, Houston Dynamo won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 1W 1D 3L; Houston Dynamo 1W 2D 2L.

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