Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Houston Dynamo 4th with 32 points, Sporting KC 15th with 14, 18 apart. The last five rounds placed Sporting KC no better than 23rd for form, against 15th in the standings.
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.
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