Major League Soccer · Matchday 18
- Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:30:00 UTCChildren's Mercy ParkMatchday 18
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City 39%Draw 34%Houston Dynamo 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CityHouston Dynamo
36Possession64
0.21Expected goals (xG)1.86
6Shots14
4Shots on target4
2Shots off target9
0Blocked shots1
4Shots inside box8
2Shots outside box6
2Corners6
0Offsides1
10Fouls12
2Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
1Saves4
396Passes710
332Accurate passes652
84Pass accuracy92
Match events
- 11'Lasse Berg Johnsen
- 45'Lasse Berg Johnsen
- 45'Lasse Berg Johnsen
- 55'Guilherme (assist Jack McGlynn)
- 65'Ezequiel Ponce ← Duncan McGuire
- 65'Moises Mosquera → Wyatt Meyer
- 65'Jacob Davis → Jayden Reid
- 71'Agustín Bouzat
- 82'Osvaldo Capemba → Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov
- 82'Felipe Andrade ← Duane Holmes
- 82'Agustín Bouzat ← Franco Negri
- 85'Zorhan Bassong → Jacob Bartlett
- 86'Lucas Halter
- 90'Guilherme ← Ondřej Lingr
- 90'Hector Herrera ← Diadie Samassékou
Sporting Kansas City · Houston Dynamo
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
306.1Cleveland
36.3↓65'Mosquera
56.3Blorian
186.3Karic
226.3↓85'Bassong
44.1Johnsen
76.3↓82'Capemba
86.3↓65'Davis
96.3Joveljić
116.3Harris
166.8↓90'Herrera
317.3Bond
66.8Artur
106.8↓65'Ponce
87.5McGlynn
307.8↓82'Bouzat
56.9Halter
207.8↓90'Guilherme
367.2↓82'Andrade
116.8Ennali
347.2Resch
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Sporting Kansas City
- 18Emir Karic6.3
- 9Dejan Joveljić6.3
- 11Calvin Harris6.3
- 30Stefan Cleveland6.1
- 3Moises Mosquera6.3
- 22Zorhan Bassong6.3
- 4Lasse Berg Johnsen4.1
- 8Jacob Davis6.3
- 5Or Blorian6.3
- 7Osvaldo Capemba6.3
Houston Dynamo
- 16Hector Herrera6.8
- 31Jonathan Bond7.3
- 6Artur6.8
- 10Ezequiel Ponce6.8
- 8Jack McGlynn7.5
- 30Agustín Bouzat7.8
- 5Lucas Halter6.9
- 20Guilherme7.8
- 36Felipe Andrade7.2
- 11Lawrence Ennali6.8
- 34Agustin Resch7.2
Sporting Kansas CityTale of the tapeHouston Dynamo
—Formation3-5-2
14 ptsTable35 pts
-30Goal difference+4
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Sporting Kansas City 1W1D1W Houston Dynamo
Goals 3–3
- 2026-08-02Sporting Kansas City0–2Houston Dynamo
- 2025-10-19Sporting Kansas City0–0Houston Dynamo
- 2025-06-01Houston Dynamo1–3Sporting Kansas City
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -30 | 14 |
| Houston Dynamo | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 35 |