Houston Dynamo vs Sun 27 Sept00:30 Scheduled
Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer: prediction, stats, lineups & analysis
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Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City — the facts
Houston Dynamo meet Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off is Sunday, 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Shell Energy Stadium.
Team pages: Houston Dynamo · Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Sirius · Why these numbers
Houston Dynamo 70% · Draw 21% · Sporting Kansas City 9%
Houston Dynamo's rating gap decides it — Houston Dynamo are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Houston Dynamo. The draw at 21% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Houston Dynamo at 70%?
Houston Dynamo sit 235 points higher on our strength rating — 1594 to 1359. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 6,016 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,189 games vs 44.9% across all 100,559 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 69–15–16.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 70% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 21% and Sporting Kansas City at 9%.
Why is the draw only 21%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,897. The goals environment adds 1.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Houston Dynamo have averaged 9 percentage points more possession than Sporting Kansas City in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Houston Dynamo are unbeaten in their last 9 home Major League Soccer games: 6 wins and 3 draws. The run began on 23 April 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 5 April 2026 — Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders. Latest home league result: 20 September 2026 — Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati. Across 13,654 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.3%, compared with 54.5% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: kickoff time and matchday details for Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City, the head-to-head record and recent form, stats-based pre-match analysis, confirmed lineups about an hour before kick-off — then the live score, goal clips and video highlights once this Major League Soccer fixture kicks off.
- Live score updates and a goal-by-goal timeline once play begins.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Confirmed starting lineups, usually about an hour before kick-off.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What time does Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City kick off?
Kick-off is Sunday, 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Shell Energy Stadium, a Major League Soccer fixture (matchday 27).
›Where can I watch Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City goal clips and highlights?
Goal clips and match highlights will be published on this page — each goal video is added shortly after it goes in, with highlights after full-time.
›What is the head-to-head record between Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City?
Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City have met 10 times — 4 wins for Houston Dynamo, 2 wins for Sporting Kansas City and 4 draws.