The Major League Soccer season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Sporting KC and Houston Dynamo promises to be an interesting one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Houston Dynamo have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sporting KC form and stats
1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Sporting KC, who have the the best goal difference (+7) in Major League Soccer, have to build on here at Children's Mercy Park in the Major League Soccer.
Sporting KC are returning here after visiting Minnesota United in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Gadi Kinda scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Philadelphia Union (1-3).
Sporting KC are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Colorado Rapids awaits in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Sporting KC's 1 home game: 4 goals, 0 conceded.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
Playing away, Houston Dynamo have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Major League Soccer this season.
There were no winners in Houston's previous match, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 0-0 vs Dallas (placed 9th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to LA Galaxy.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Houston Dynamo has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sporting KC - Houston Dynamo 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Sporting KC wins - draws - Houston Dynamo wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 4 goals |  K. Shelton 3 goals | G. Kinda 3 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| Sporting KC | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 7.8 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 | 81 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 60 | 91 |
| 42 | 25 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 16 | 24 |
| 38% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 31% | 25% |
- All of Houston Dynamo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Houston Dynamo has the fewest scored goals (1)
- Houston Dynamo has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2)
- Houston Dynamo has the the worst goal difference (-4) away
- Houston Dynamo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Houston Dynamo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo have yet to win a game.
- Houston Dynamo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting KC has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home
- Sporting KC has the the best goal difference (+4) at home
- Sporting KC has the the best goal difference (+7)
- Sporting KC have scored more than double the goals of Houston Dynamo.
- Sporting KC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting KC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 10 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Dallas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |