Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer · Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 16:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

The model’s pre-match pick

Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo — Houston Dynamo won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4535 landed (95% range 76–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Houston Dynamo won 2–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 2 August. Houston Dynamo are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Houston Dynamo: Guilherme (55’, assisted by Jack McGlynn) and A. Bouzat (71’). L. Johnsen (45’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Guilherme’s goal on 55 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting Kansas City 0.21, Houston Dynamo 1.86, from 6 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: L. Johnsen (11’) and L. Johnsen (45’); Houston Dynamo: Lucas Halter (86’).

What it changes

Houston Dynamo recorded the only away win among the 15 finished matches of round 18. Houston Dynamo have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Guilherme (Houston Dynamo) 9.9, A. Bouzat (Houston Dynamo) 5.7 and H. Herrera (Houston Dynamo) 4.7 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sporting Kansas City or Houston Dynamo (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3501 of 4535).

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City
Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 2 · Houston Dynamo 2 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L · Houston Dynamo 2W 3D 0L

Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.63

Goals

against 2.38 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

4.38 / 2.86

Corners

against 5.13 / 5.57 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.5 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 6.13 / 3.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.88 / 2.14

Cards

against 2 / 2.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 July 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 July 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Houston Dynamo for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	2.86 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 15.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.86 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.25 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.29 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Sergiy Boyko, Ukraine.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. 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
Capita n 8	70.6	3.3 8/7	1.6 6/3	A. Bouzat
Zorhan Bassong n 8	60.5	2.8 6/5	0.2 1/0	—
K. Agyabeng n 8	39.6	2.6 5/2	2.6 6/1	A. Bouzat
Jansen Miller n 8	62.9	2.3 6/5	1.1 4/1	—
J. Bartlett n 8	54.4	1.9 5/2	1.2 4/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Harris n 8	75.8	2.4 6/5	1.3 4/3
D. Joveljic n 8	88.3	1.8 8/5	1.4 7/4
J. Reid n 8	37.4	1.8 5/1	0.3 1/0
S. Afrifa n 8	25.3	1.8 3/1	0.9 2/0
Capita n 8	70.6	1.6 7/3	0.8 5/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Manu García n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
C. Harris n 8	75.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
D. Joveljic n 8	88.3	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
Capita n 8	70.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Afrifa n 8	25.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Agyabeng n 8	39.6	3.7 6/4
J. Reynolds n 8	40.5	3.3 6/4
Capita n 8	70.6	2.9 7/5
Emir Karić n 8	79	2.8 8/5
Zorhan Bassong n 8	60.5	2.8 7/5

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Cleveland n 8	90.6	3.7 7/3

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. 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
A. Bouzat n 8	44.5	2 5/1	0.3 1/0	K. Agyabeng
N. Markanich n 8	22.1	2 4/0	1 2/0	—
E. Sviatchenko n 8	58	1.9 6/2	0.2 1/0	—
I. Aliyu n 8	30.4	1.9 3/1	0.7 2/0	—
A. Resch n 8	79.5	1.7 7/4	0.8 4/2	—

Houston Dynamo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Bogusz n 8	84.4	2.8 7/7	1.9 7/6
Guilherme n 8	81.9	2.1 7/4	1.2 6/2
Ondrej Lingr n 8	37.5	2.1 4/2	0.6 1/1
I. Aliyu n 8	30.4	1.5 2/2	0.4 1/0
J. McGlynn n 8	64.4	1.4 5/2	0.9 4/1

Houston Dynamo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Guilherme n 8	81.9	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
J. McGlynn n 8	64.4	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
M. Bogusz n 8	84.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
L. Ennali n 8	79.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
Duncan McGuire n 8	31.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Houston Dynamo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Bouzat n 8	44.5	3 6/3
I. Aliyu n 8	30.4	3 4/2
Felipe Andrade n 8	89.4	2.6 6/5
D. Holmes n 8	57.1	2.6 5/3
A. Resch n 8	79.5	2.1 8/5

Houston Dynamo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 July 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bond n 8	91.4	2.6 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Houston Dynamo
36%	Possession	64%
0.21	Expected goals (xG)	1.86
6	Shots	14
4	Shots on target	4
2	Shots off target	9
0	Blocked shots	1
4	Shots inside the box	8
2	Corners	6
0	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
396	Passes	710
84%	Pass accuracy	92%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Cleveland	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Or Blorian	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Emir Karić	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
C. Harris	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
D. Joveljic	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
Zorhan Bassong	85	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Capita	82	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
J. Davis	65	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Mosquera	65	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
K. Agyabeng	65	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Johnsen	45	0	0	0	0	RY	5.3
Wyatt Meyer sub	25	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Reid sub	25	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
Manu García sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Bartlett sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Suleymanov sub	8	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Houston Dynamo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bond	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
L. Ennali	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Lucas Halter	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Resch	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.5
Artur	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
J. McGlynn	90	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	7.6
H. Herrera	89	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	7.9
Guilherme	89	1	0	1	1	5	2	0	8.2
Felipe Andrade	82	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	6.9
A. Bouzat	82	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
E. Ponce	65	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.2
Duncan McGuire sub	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
F. Negri sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Holmes sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Samassekou sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Ondrej Lingr 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 CityWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Houston DynamoWDDDW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 2 draws · Houston Dynamo 2 · 2.17 goals/game

2025-10-19 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Houston Dynamo
2025-06-01 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Sporting Kansas City
2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo
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

League standing · 2026

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos22 pts30 pl-39 GD

Houston Dynamo#5 pos47 pts30 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.2

Houston Dynamo scored1.37

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.5

Houston Dynamo conceded1.3

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Houston Dynamo won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L; Houston Dynamo 2W 3D 0L.

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