Houston Dynamo 0-2 Sporting Kansas City: Result, Lineups & Stats

Major League SoccerMatchday 27

Houston Dynamo

0 : 2

Sporting Kansas City

Match info

BBVA Compass StadiumTim FordCapacity 22,661

Houston Dynamo4-4-2Line ups4-4-2Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City crest

Substitutions

56'
216.3
F. Negri
366.1
Felipe Andrade

Unused

Substitutions

60'
118.3A
André Luiz
246.6
R. Ramos

Unused

Player of the match

André Luiz Inácio da Silva

Attacker · Sporting Kansas City

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots3

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy33%

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes12

Key passes3

Pass accuracy75%

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1

Interceptions0

Duels won5 · 42%

Fouls won/made0 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
S. ClevelandG	4	1,35	+1,35	17/23	2/8
J. BondG	2	1,25	-0,75	33/35	2/3

Live stats

Possession & Passing

53%Possession47%

297Total passes263

91%Pass accuracy89%

4Corners2

Attack

8Shots7

2On target3

2Off target2

4Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

5Shots in box5

3Shots out box2

1.3xG1.4

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides0

2Fouls5

1Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,46xG0,38

7Shots2

2On target2

0Big chances0

8Touches in box6

58%Possession42%

4Corners1

Second half

0,82xG0,82

14Shots8

2On target2

0Big chances2

17Touches in box14

45%Possession55%

4Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Houston Dynamo

1.28211553%

59% open play41% set piece

Sporting Kansas City

1.3910747%

100% open play0% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Houston Dynamo1,28 xG · 0 scored

Sporting Kansas City1,39 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Houston Dynamo40

Open play 19Set piece 8Dribble 1Foul won 5Rebound 7

Sporting Kansas City18

Open play 17Dribble 1

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Houston Dynamo49% pressure

Sporting Kansas City51% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.28xG1.39

21Shots10

15On target7

Momentum

90' Saved Owen Wolff 0.32 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

21 v 10

Houston Dynamo shoot right, Sporting Kansas City left. Bigger dot = better chance.

HDHouston DynamoSKCSporting Kansas Citygoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Houston DynamoSporting Kansas Citygoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Houston DynamoDefensive line 34%

Sporting Kansas CityDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Houston DynamoUntil 56'

Most-connected pair: Halter and Negri, 16 passes between them.

Sporting Kansas CityUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Johnsen and Karić, 20 passes between them.

Tactical battle

47control53

André Luiz

6 touches in box

In possession

54,7%Field tilt45,3%

11Passes into box4

32Progressive passes28

5Carries into final third17

13Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

18,68Press intensity (PPDA)14,48

10High turnovers4

6Regains within 5s6

33,0sBall recovery time40,4s

16Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

108Carries142

1134mCarry distance1435m

8Progressive carries14

595mProgressive carry distance759m

2Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won6

15Take-ons attempted15

554mProgressive pass distance432m

0Through balls0

4Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,86Expected threat (xT)1,31

0,25Action value (VAEP)2,26

40Shot-creating actions18

0Goal-creating actions4

0,82Expected assisted goals1,39

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

6,2Passes per attack5,3

26,2sAttack duration17,7s

1,13 m/sAttack directness1,83 m/s

6Build-up attacks3

7Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

24Touches in box20

52Final third entries41

0Big chances1

1,35xG on target1,20

0Big chances missed1

Passing

4/15 (27%)Crosses3/10 (30%)

19/28 (68%)Long balls9/22 (41%)

11Throw-ins17

11Free kicks3

4Goal kicks9

Duels

60Total44

32/57 (56%)Ground27/56 (48%)

13/18 (72%)Aerial5/17 (29%)

6/13 (46%)Dribbles6/14 (43%)

10Dispossessed6

Defending

33Recoveries27

11Interceptions7

15Tackles18

73%Tackles won67%

16Clearances19

0Big saves1

1Errors led to shot0

6Fouled in final third3

6,71Average rating7,10

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Houston DynamoThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 76-90

Sporting Kansas CityThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 27 and 26 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

70%1+ goal65%

37%2+ goals38%

15%3+ goals15%

They concede

59%1+ goal96%

33%2+ goals65%

11%3+ goals46%

7%4+ goals23%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 2-6 (A)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 0-6 (A)

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City beat Houston Dynamo 2-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in the Major League Soccer. Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: André Luiz (27'), Calvin Harris (45') for Sporting Kansas City. Houston Dynamo finished with ten men after Héctor Herrera was sent off. In their last 6 meetings, Houston Dynamo have won 3, Sporting Kansas City 1, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.