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: Sergiy Boyko.
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
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting Kansas City 38%, the draw 25%, Houston Dynamo 37%. It finished Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo.
Home ground outweighs Houston Dynamo's rating edge — Houston Dynamo are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage gives Sporting Kansas City the lean. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Sporting Kansas City at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Houston Dynamo sit 185 points higher on our strength rating — 1370 to 1555. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.2% of 13,001 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,056 games vs 44.9% across all 98,721 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 38%?
Because Houston Dynamo are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 25% and Houston Dynamo at 37%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,823. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
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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.
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- 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.