Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Houston Dynamo 2nd with 39 points, Sporting KC 15th with 15, 24 apart. The last five rounds placed Sporting KC no better than 28th for form, against 15th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.91/2.45 for Sporting KC and 1.36/1.18 for Houston Dynamo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Houston Dynamo's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sporting KC, 1 by Houston Dynamo, 3 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 83% of the meetings.
The match was played at Children's Mercy Park (capacity 18,467). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Houston Dynamo: Guilherme (55'), Agustín Bouzat (71')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting KC 36% · Houston Dynamo 64% · Total shots: 6-14 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 2-6