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Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023 at 1.30am UK
Children's Mercy Park
Houston Dynamo

Kansas
2 - 1
Houston

Russell (7' pen.), Agade (45+6')
Radoja (34'), Vermes (35'), Thommy (73'), Rosero (88'), Salloi (90+6')
Russell (39')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Hadebe (45+9')
B (0'), Escobar (45+1'), Dorsey (74'), Caicedo (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Kansas 0-3 Nashville
Thursday, September 21 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 4-1 Vancouver
Thursday, September 21 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Houston Dynamo

Sporting KC may feel that their playoff dreams faded slightly as they fell to defeat against Nashville on Wednesday, making Saturday's clash against Houston one they must earn a result from. The Dynamo are in scintillating form and will be confident of extending their unbeaten run to eight matches with a convincing win at Children's Mercy Park on the weekend.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 57.04%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 20.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.7%), while for a Houston Dynamo win it was 0-1 (5.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawHouston Dynamo
57.04% (-1.189 -1.19) 22.6% (0.338 0.34) 20.35% (0.853 0.85)
Both teams to score 53.55% (0.297 0.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.43% (-0.291 -0.29)45.57% (0.29 0.29)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.1% (-0.277 -0.28)67.9% (0.277 0.28)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.26% (-0.495 -0.5)15.74% (0.495 0.5)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.16% (-0.923 -0.92)44.84% (0.922 0.92)
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.55% (0.722 0.72)36.45% (-0.721 -0.72)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.76% (0.722 0.72)73.23% (-0.723 -0.72)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 57.04%
    Houston Dynamo 20.35%
    Draw 22.6%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawHouston Dynamo
1-0 @ 10.6% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
2-1 @ 9.9% (-0.023 -0.02)
2-0 @ 9.81% (-0.213 -0.21)
3-1 @ 6.1% (-0.12 -0.12)
3-0 @ 6.05% (-0.24 -0.24)
3-2 @ 3.08%
4-1 @ 2.82% (-0.105 -0.11)
4-0 @ 2.79% (-0.161 -0.16)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.024 -0.02)
5-1 @ 1.04% (-0.057 -0.06)
5-0 @ 1.03% (-0.079 -0.08)
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 57.04%
1-1 @ 10.7% (0.16 0.16)
0-0 @ 5.74% (0.071 0.07)
2-2 @ 4.99% (0.085 0.09)
3-3 @ 1.04% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.6%
0-1 @ 5.79% (0.182 0.18)
1-2 @ 5.4% (0.182 0.18)
0-2 @ 2.92% (0.147 0.15)
1-3 @ 1.82% (0.095 0.1)
2-3 @ 1.68% (0.061 0.06)
0-3 @ 0.98% (0.068 0.07)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 20.35%

Head to Head
Jul 9, 2023 1.30am
Houston
2-2
Kansas
Ibrahim (45+2'), Franco (90+8')
Ulfarsson (49'), Herrera (50'), Ferreira (90+10')
Pulido (25', 62')
Rosero (65'), Leibold (90+11')
Sep 11, 2022 1.30am
Mar 5, 2022 8.30pm
Gameweek 2
Kansas
1-0
Houston
Walter (60')
Espinoza (83')

Ceren (55'), Quintero (86'), Vera (90+2')
Oct 3, 2021 9pm
Gameweek 37
Kansas
4-2
Houston
Russell (16' pen., 90'), Salloi (26'), Kinda (57')
Zusi (85')
Picault (51'), Quintero (76')
Junqua (16'), Hadebe (27'), Vera (53')
May 30, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 10
Kansas
3-2
Houston
Busio (51'), Pulido (61' pen.), Kinda (65')
Zusi (90+1')
Vera (13'), Urruti (90+4')
Jones (4'), Vera (42'), Garcia (82')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami30197468442464
2Columbus Crew29168558312756
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati30175852391356
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls30101464739844
5Orlando City30127115045543
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC30118113633341
7New York City FCNY City30118114343041
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia30991257471036
9Toronto31113173855-1736
10CF MontrealMontreal30810124161-2034
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta3089134044-433
12Nashville SCNashville3089133146-1533
13DC United3089134461-1733
14Chicago Fire3178163654-1829
15New England RevolutionNew England2984173260-2828

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy31177763461758
2Real Salt LakeSalt Lake30149760451551
3Colorado RapidsColorado30155105850850
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles29147852401249
5Houston DynamoHouston30139843331048
6Seattle SoundersSeattle30138945341147
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver2913794940946
8Portland TimbersPortland301281063531044
9Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd30126125048242
10Dallas30107134949037
11Austin FCAustin3098133242-1035
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas3187164958-931
13St Louis City30613114357-1431
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3053223769-3218


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