Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo – Lineups & Match Details

Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Goals: Guilherme (55'), A. Bouzat (71'). Sporting Kansas City had 36% possession against Houston Dynamo's 64%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 18

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo

Referee: S. Boiko

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
Stefan Cleveland30Stefan ClevelandG
Jacob Davis8Jacob DavisD
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3Moises MosqueraD
Or Blorian5Or BlorianD
Emir Karić18Emir KarićD
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Zorhan Bassong22Zorhan BassongM
Capita7CapitaM
Kwaku Agyabeng20Kwaku AgyabengM
Calvin Harris11Calvin HarrisM
Dejan Joveljić9Dejan JoveljićF

Substitutes

28Wyatt MeyerD
99Jayden ReidD
6Manu GarcíaM
93Shapi SuleymanovF
16Jacob BartlettD
1John PulskampG
15Jansen MillerD
2Ian JamesD
17Stephen AfrifaF
Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo4-2-3-1
Jonathan Bond31Jonathan BondG
Lawrence Ennali11Lawrence EnnaliD
Lucas Halter5Lucas HalterD
Agustin Resch34Agustin ReschD
Felipe Andrade36Felipe AndradeD
Artur6ArturM
Héctor Herrera16Héctor HerreraM
Jack McGlynn8Jack McGlynnM
Agustín Bouzat30Agustín BouzatM
Guilherme20GuilhermeM
Ezequiel Ponce10Ezequiel PonceF

Substitutes

23Duncan McGuireF
21Franco NegriD
14Duane HolmesM
18Diadié SamassékouM
9Ondrej LingrM
26Blake GillinghamG
28Erik SviatchenkoD
22Matthew AranaM
24Ibrahim AliyuF

Match Events

11'Y

L. Johnsen

45'Y

L. Johnsen

45'R

L. Johnsen

55'G

Guilherme

Assist: J. McGlynn

65'S

K. Agyabeng

Substitution 1

65'S

E. Ponce

Substitution 1

65'S

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Substitution 2

65'S

J. Davis

Substitution 3

71'G

A. Bouzat

82'S

Capita

Substitution 4

82'S

Felipe Andrade

Substitution 2

82'S

A. Bouzat

Substitution 3

85'S

Z. Bassong

Substitution 5

86'Y

Lucas Halter

90'S

Guilherme

Substitution 4

90'S

H. Herrera

Substitution 5

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
36%64%
Houston Dynamo
0.21Expected Goals (xG)1.86
6Total Shots14
4Shots on Target4
2Corners6
10Fouls12
0Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)92
2Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host Houston Dynamo on Sunday, 2 August 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; Houston Dynamo sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Houston Dynamo have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Oct 2025: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo; 1 Jun 2025: Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Houston Dynamo; 12 May 2024: Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Houston Dynamo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Houston Dynamo replied with Guilherme 55', A. Bouzat 71'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 71 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 36% of the ball against 64% for Houston Dynamo. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 0.21 for Sporting Kansas City, 1.86 for Houston Dynamo.

Verdict

Houston Dynamo take the three points; Sporting Kansas City look at a thin night for the home crowd. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and Houston Dynamo 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.