Sporting Kansas City vs 02.08.26 00:300 – 2Full Time
Houston Dynamo — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Ten-man Sporting Kansas City fall to Houston Dynamo at home
Sporting Kansas City lost 0-2 to Houston Dynamo at Children's Mercy Park in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture, undone by a first-half red card and two second-half goals from the visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The contest turned just before the break when Lasse Johnsen was sent off in the 45th minute, leaving Kansas City to play the majority of the match with ten men. Houston made the numerical advantage count after the restart, with Guilherme converting an assist from Jack McGlynn in the 55th minute before Agustín Bouzat doubled the lead in the 71st, settling the outcome at 0-2.
With an extra man for most of the second half, Houston dominated possession at 64 percent and out-shot the hosts 14 to 6, control that was reflected in the scoreline as the visitors closed out a routine win on the road.
Guilherme scored the opening goal in the 55th minute, converting a chance created by Jack McGlynn, and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2.
Houston's 1.86 expected goals total to Kansas City's 0.21 underlined how comfortably the visitors created the better chances after the sending-off.
Houston Dynamo won 2–0 away against Sporting Kansas City (half-time 0–0).
Sporting Kansas City met Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 18). Kick-off was Sunday, 2 August 2026, 00:30 UTC at Children's Mercy Park. Referee: S. Boiko.
Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Houston Dynamo · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 45' Red card: Lasse Johnsen
- 55' Goal: Guilherme (assist: Jack McGlynn) — 0–1
- 71' Goal: Agustín Bouzat — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
Houston Dynamo (4-2-3-1)
- 31 Jonathan Bond
- 36 Felipe Andrade
- 34 A. Resch
- 5 Lucas Halter
- 11 Lawrence Ennali
- 16 Héctor Herrera
- 6 Artur (c)
- 20 Guilherme
- 30 Agustín Bouzat
- 8 Jack McGlynn
- 10 Ezequiel Ponce
Pre-match read
Over 1.5 Goals. League base rate: 82% over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 Goals. League base rate: 63% over 2.5 goals On the other hand: Goal-shy head-to-head — The last 5 meetings averaged just 2.0 goals.
Under 3.5 Goals. League base rate: 42% over 3.5 goals On the other hand: Goal-shy head-to-head — The last 5 meetings averaged just 2.0 goals.
Both Teams to Score. League base rate: 64% both teams score On the other hand: Table extremes meet — The sides sit in opposite halves of the table, 55 percentile points apart.
Sporting Kansas City to Score. League base rate: 85% home sides score On the other hand: Class edge (the hosts rated 185 Elo points below their opponents) — Sides with this class edge scored −8.7pp vs their league norm across 4,5
Home rated 1370 vs 1555 — 0.33 expected score Home conceding 2.1 xGA per game Houston Dynamo sit 11th; Sporting Kansas City 28th (MLS · 17 matches played) Model expects 1.3 – 1.9 goal split
Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.
About this match
On this page: the Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo?
Houston Dynamo won 2–0 away against Sporting Kansas City (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo?
Guilherme (55') for Houston Dynamo; Agustín Bouzat (71') for Houston Dynamo.
›Where can I watch Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo?
Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo have met 10 times — 3 wins for Sporting Kansas City, 3 wins for Houston Dynamo and 4 draws.