Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas CityMLS
Houston Dynamo FC02
Full time
Sporting Kansas CityPacy pre-match win probability
58.7% Houston Dynamo FC24.2% Draw17.1% Sporting Kansas City
Last updated
Match report
Houston Dynamo FC lost to Sporting Kansas City 0–2 in the MLS at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA on September 26, 2026. The goals came from André Luiz (27'), Calvin Harris (45'). Sporting Kansas City went ahead through André Luiz in the 27th minute. Sporting Kansas City kept a clean sheet. Houston Dynamo FC had 51.4% of the ball and 21 shots (4 on target), against 10 (4 on target) for Sporting Kansas City. In the MLS table, Houston Dynamo FC sit 4th and Sporting Kansas City 15th. Pacy's record holds 10 earlier meetings: Houston Dynamo FC won 3, Sporting Kansas City won 3 and 4 were draws. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Houston Dynamo FC favourites at 58.7%; Sporting Kansas City won against those odds.
Timeline
- Kickoff
- 1'Yellow Card — Justin Reynolds (Sporting Kansas City)
- 7'Start Delay — Houston Dynamo FC
- 7'Start Delay — Sporting Kansas City
- 9'End Delay — Houston Dynamo FC
- 9'End Delay — Sporting Kansas City
- 27'Goal — André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City)
- 45'Goal — Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City)
- 45'+3'Red Card — Héctor Herrera (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 45'+4'Yellow Card — Taylor Calheira (Sporting Kansas City)
- 45'+6'Yellow Card — André Luiz (Sporting Kansas City)
- 45'+6'Halftime
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 54'Yellow Card — Antônio Carlos (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 56'Substitution — Felipe Andrade (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 58'Start Delay — Houston Dynamo FC
- 58'Start Delay — Sporting Kansas City
- 58'End Delay — Houston Dynamo FC
- 58'End Delay — Sporting Kansas City
- 62'Substitution — Ruben Ramos (Sporting Kansas City)
- 68'Yellow Card — Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City)
- 71'Substitution — Marcelo Saracchi (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 71'Substitution — Lyle Foster (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 71'Substitution — Matthew Arana (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 72'Substitution — Jacob Bartlett (Sporting Kansas City)
- 72'Substitution — Owen Wolff (Sporting Kansas City)
- 79'Substitution — Seymour Reid (Sporting Kansas City)
- 80'Substitution — Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City)
- 82'Substitution — Duncan McGuire (Houston Dynamo FC)
- 90'+5'End Regular Time
Match statistics
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Lineups
Houston Dynamo FC
- GJonathan Bond
- CD-LLucas Halter
- CD-RAntônio Carlos
- LBFranco Negri
- RBLawrence Ennali
- CM-LHéctor Herrera
- CM-RArtur
- LMMateusz Bogusz
- RMIbrahim Aliyu
- CF-LGuilherme Augusto
- CF-RAgustín Bouzat
Bench (9)
- SUBBlake Gillingham
- SUBDuncan McGuire
- SUBFelipe Andrade
- SUBDuane Holmes
- SUBMatthew Arana
- SUBNicholas Markanich
- SUBMarcelo Saracchi
- SUBLyle Foster
- SUBDiadie Samassekou
Sporting Kansas City
- GStefan Cleveland
- CD-LWyatt Meyer
- CD-RJansen Miller
- LBEmir Karic
- RBJustin Reynolds
- CM-LKwaku Agyabeng
- CM-RLasse Berg Johnsen
- LMCalvin Harris
- RMAndré Luiz
- CF-LStephen Afrifa
- CF-RTaylor Calheira
Bench (9)
- SUBZorhan Bassong
- SUBShapi Suleymanov
- SUBIan James
- SUBRuben Ramos
- SUBJohn Pulskamp
- SUBOwen Wolff
- SUBSeymour Reid
- SUBJayden Reid
- SUBJacob Bartlett
Recent form
Houston Dynamo FC
LDLWD
Sporting Kansas City
WLWLL
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FC Dallas | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +8 | 47 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | +10 | 45 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 44 |
| 5 | St. Louis CITY SC | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +9 | 44 |
| 6 | LAFC | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | +13 | 41 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 36 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | San Diego FC | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Austin FC | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -32 | 21 |
Head-to-head
Houston Dynamo FC 3 wins, Sporting Kansas City 3 wins, 4 draws
| Date | Result | Hosted by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Houston Dynamo FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
| 2025-10-19 | Houston Dynamo FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
| 2025-06-01 | Houston Dynamo FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 2024-05-12 | Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
| 2024-02-25 | Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 2023-11-27 | Houston Dynamo FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 2023-09-24 | Houston Dynamo FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
| 2023-07-09 | Houston Dynamo FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 2022-09-11 | Houston Dynamo FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 2022-03-05 | Houston Dynamo FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
Venue and officials
- Venue
- Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas, Texas, USA
- Referee
- Timothy Ford
Pacy probability
- Away17.1%
- Draw24.2%
- Home58.7%
Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.