Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 2 August 2026 · Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City · referee S. Boiko · full time
Full time: Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo
Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo: Houston Dynamo took the points in MLS on Sunday 2 August 2026 at Children's Mercy Park. The goals: Guilherme 55', Agustín Bouzat 71'.
How Houston Dynamo won it
Houston Dynamo struck first through Guilherme in the 55th minute, set up by Jack McGlynn. Agustín Bouzat made it 0-2 to Houston Dynamo in the 71st minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Lasse Berg Johnsen of Sporting KC was sent off in the 45th minute for a second yellow card. The referee, S. Boiko, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Sporting KC and 1 to Houston Dynamo.
Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-2-3-1 · Houston Dynamo: B. Olsen, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.14 for Sporting KC and 0.29 for Houston Dynamo.
Sporting KC scored about 1.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Houston Dynamo made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.7 goals.
Sporting KC created the better chances, 1.14 xG to 0.29, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Sporting KC had 4 shots on target, Houston Dynamo 4.
Houston Dynamo had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sporting KC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 19% of their matches.
Houston Dynamo came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.12 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo: the match in numbers
| Sporting KC | Match statistics | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Ball possession | 64% |
| 1.14 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.29 |
| 6 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 0 | Big chances | 4 |
| 398 | Total passes | 718 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 92% |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Guilherme (Houston Dynamo), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Sporting KC
- Jake Davis 7.0
- Dejan Joveljić 6.9
- Shapi Suleymanov 6.8
- Emir Karic 6.8
- Or Blorian 6.7
Houston Dynamo
- Guilherme 8.6 1 goal
- Héctor Herrera 7.8
- Jack McGlynn 7.7 1 assist
- Jonathan Bond 7.6
- Artur 7.5
The lowest-rated starter was Lasse Berg Johnsen at 5.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting KC: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Houston Dynamo: Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo
What was the score in Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo?
Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo (half-time 0-0), MLS, Sunday 2 August 2026.
Who scored in Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo?
Guilherme 55', Agustín Bouzat 71'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo?
Guilherme, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting KC vs Houston Dynamo?
S. Boiko.
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