Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Children's Mercy Park

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 08.March
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (21650 seats)

After the first game it's Sporting KC - Houston Dynamo 3-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second Major League Soccer game of the season?

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It's quite the trip for Houston Dynamo when visiting Sporting KC as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Sporting KC form and stats

A good away victory last time out for Sporting KC, who won 3-1 against Vancouver Whitecaps (placed 13th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting New York RB (1-2).

Last season, Sporting KC's league statistics were 10 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Major League Soccer. Over these 34 matches they scored 49 goals and conceded 67. Playing at home last season Sporting KC managed 7-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 30 conceded.

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Houston Dynamo form and stats

Houston Dynamo delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against LA Galaxy (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Major League Soccer game. A 1-4 loss hosting Columbus Crew before that.

Let's have a look at how Houston Dynamo performed last season in the Major League Soccer: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 4 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 15 with 18/40 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sporting KC won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Houston Dynamo has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Sporting KCE. Hurtado
E. Hurtado
1 goals
Sporting KCA. Pulido Izaguirre
A. Pulido Izaguirre
1 goals
Sporting KC
G. Kinda
1 goals

Sporting KC missing players

Houston Dynamo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 2
75% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Sporting KC Last season Houston Dynamo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 7   Won W   2 12
8 4   Drew D   0 4
16 6   Lost L   15 18
49 30   Scored S   18 49
67 30   Conceded C   40 59
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 85%
59% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   76% 68%
38% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 38%
26% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 21%
62% 59%   BTTS BTTS   65% 68%
18% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 9%
21% 18%   Failed to Score F T   35% 24%
 
5.6 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.5
4.4 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.9
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2
7 5   Red cards R C   2 4
 
495 270   Total Shots T S   193 464
175 90   Shots on Target S O   57 147
28% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Minnesota United 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Sporting KC 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Dallas 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Colorado Rapids 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Seattle Sounders 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 SJ Earthquakes 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 LA Galaxy 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Real Salt Lake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nashville SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Portland Timbers 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
13 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 34 21 9 4 85 37 17 13 3 1 48 20 17 8 6 3 37 17 48 72
2 Seattle Sounders 34 16 8 10 52 49 17 11 4 2 34 21 17 5 4 8 18 28 3 56
3 Minnesota United 34 15 8 11 52 43 17 10 6 1 29 13 17 5 2 10 23 30 9 53
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 5 13 46 41 17 12 1 4 31 15 17 4 4 9 15 26 5 53
5 LA Galaxy 34 16 3 15 58 59 17 11 1 5 36 25 17 5 2 10 22 34 -1 51
6 Portland Timbers 34 14 7 13 52 49 17 8 4 5 29 20 17 6 3 8 23 29 3 49
7 Dallas 34 13 9 12 54 46 17 10 6 1 38 16 17 3 3 11 16 30 8 48
8 SJ Earthquakes 34 13 5 16 52 55 17 10 2 5 32 20 17 3 3 11 20 35 -3 44
9 Colorado Rapids 34 12 6 16 58 63 17 9 2 6 36 29 17 3 4 10 22 34 -5 42
10 Houston Dynamo 34 12 4 18 49 59 17 10 4 3 31 19 17 2 0 15 18 40 -10 40
11 Sporting KC 34 10 8 16 49 67 17 7 4 6 30 30 17 3 4 10 19 37 -18 38
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 8 10 16 37 59 17 5 5 7 16 23 17 3 5 9 21 36 -22 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Minnesota United 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Sporting KC 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Dallas 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Colorado Rapids 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Seattle Sounders 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Los Angeles FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 SJ Earthquakes 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 LA Galaxy 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Real Salt Lake 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nashville SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Portland Timbers 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
13 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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