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Houston Dynamo v Sporting KC : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston

Home advantage can be vital in the Major League Soccer, and Ben Olsen’s Houston Dynamo will have the luxury of it on Sunday morning. Raphaël Wicky’s Sporting KC are their opponents at the BBVA Compass Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for every betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also given.

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Houston Dynamo's next match is v Minnesota at 01:30 on Sunday 11th October
Sporting KC's next match is v Portland at 01:30 on Sunday 11th October

The last American Major League Soccer meeting between Houston and Sporting KC was on Sunday 27th September 2026

American Major League Soccer

September 27th 2026

Houston 0	2 Sporting KC

	27' A. Inácio da Silva
	45' C. Harris

	HOU SKC
Shots On	3 4
Shots Off	7 3
Corners	8 3
Possession	51% 49%
Fouls	3 11
Yellow/red cards	1/1 4/0

Houston	Sporting KC

J. Bond A. Cunha Capocasali Junior L. Halter J. de Lima Junior H. Herrera López L. Ennali (M. Saracchi Pintos 71') F. Negri (F. de Andrade Vieira 55') A. Bouzat (M. Arana Ibarra 71') G. Vieira dos Santos I. Aliyu (L. Foster 71') M. Bogusz (D. McGuire 82')	(J. Bartlett 72') J. Reynolds J. Miller L. Johnsen (R. Ramos Jr. 60') A. Inácio da Silva (O. Wolff 72') C. Harris (Z. Bassong 80') S. Afrifa E. Karic W. Meyer S. Cleveland K. Agyabeng (S. Garfield-Reid 79') T. Calheira

Best Tip: Houston to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Houston. Their recent form stats show what they've got in their locker at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Sporting KC too. The odds point towards Ben Olsen's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Sunday morning too.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Houston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 68% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.42.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Houston 68%	4/7 11%	-
Draw 19%	16/5 7%	-
Sporting KC 13%	15/4 24%	-
Houston 2-0 12%	8/1 13%	-
Houston 1-0 11%	8/1	-
Houston 2-1 10%	15/2	-
Draw 1-1 9%	7/1 11%	-
Houston 3-0 8%	12/1 18%	-
Houston 3-1 7%	11/1 9%	-
Draw 0-0 5%	16/1	-
Houston 4-0 5%	22/1 21%	-
Draw 2-2 4%	12/1 13%	-
Sporting KC 1-0 4%	16/1 19%	-
Houston 4-1 4%	20/1 11%	-
Sporting KC 2-1 4%	14/1 21%	-
Houston 3-2 3%	20/1	-
Houston 5-0 2%	40/1 21%	-
Houston 5-1 2%	40/1 21%	-
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	4/7 3%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	27/20 2%	-
Home 1st Goal 59%	1/2 4%	-
Away 1st Goal 38%	6/4 13%	-
No 1st Goal 3%	16/1	-
BTTS - Yes 50%	8/13 5%	-
BTTS - No 50%	6/5 7%	-
BTTS - Home Win 30%	2/1 4%	-
BTTS - Draw 14%	4/1 9%	-
BTTS - Away Win 7%	7/1 20%	-
Home/draw 87%	2/11 4%	-
Away/draw 32%	5/4 14%	-
Home/away 81%	2/9 3%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	1/6	-
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	4/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	11/8 6%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	8/15 3%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	10/3 8%	-
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/5 2%	-
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	8/1 13%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/14 1%	-
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/40	-
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	16/1	-
Home DNB 81%	1/4 7%	-
Away DNB 26%	11/4 25%	-
Houston win to nil 38%	9/4 24%	-
Sporting KC win to nil 6%	9/1 23%	-
Houston / Houston 34%	6/4 19%	-
Houston / Sporting KC 2%	33/1 17%	-
Houston / Draw 6%	14/1	-
Draw / Houston 18%	15/4 10%	-
Draw / Sporting KC 8%	10/1 15%	-
Draw / Draw 12%	6/1 7%	-
Sporting KC / Houston 4%	18/1	-
Sporting KC / Sporting KC 11%	7/1 27%	-
Sporting KC / Draw 6%	14/1 12%	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Houston	2 - 2	Cincinnati
Houston	2 - 1	Salt Lake
Houston	0 - 0	San Jose
Houston	1 - 0	LA Galaxy
Houston	3 - 0	Austin
Houston	1 - 1	DC United
Houston	1 - 0	Vancouver
Houston	1 - 0	Colorado
Houston	1 - 0	San Diego
Houston	0 - 1	Seattle
Houston	3 - 2	Portland
Houston	0 - 2	LAFC
Houston	2 - 1	Chicago
Houston	2 - 4	San Diego
Houston	1 - 0	Portland
Houston	1 - 1	LA Galaxy
Houston	1 - 2	San Jose
Houston	1 - 1	Philadelphia
Houston	0 - 3	Vancouver
Houston	1 - 0	Saint Louis City

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Houston	2 - 2	Cincinnati
A	Houston	0 - 1	San Jose
H	Houston	2 - 1	Salt Lake
A	Houston	0 - 0	Charlotte
H	Houston	0 - 0	San Jose
A	Houston	1 - 2	Saint Louis City
A	Houston	1 - 0	Vancouver
H	Houston	1 - 0	LA Galaxy
A	Houston	2 - 0	New England
A	Houston	2 - 0	Sporting KC
H	Houston	3 - 0	Austin
H	Houston	1 - 1	DC United
A	Houston	1 - 1	LA Galaxy
H	Houston	1 - 0	Vancouver
A	Houston	0 - 3	Salt Lake
A	Houston	4 - 1	LAFC
H	Houston	1 - 0	Colorado
A	Houston	0 - 2	Austin
H	Houston	1 - 0	San Diego
A	Houston	1 - 0	Orlando

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

20 / 20

Clean sheets

0 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dallas	4 - 3	Sporting KC
Atlanta	2 - 1	Sporting KC
Colorado	2 - 0	Sporting KC
LAFC	4 - 0	Sporting KC
Saint Louis City	3 - 2	Sporting KC
Austin	1 - 2	Sporting KC
Portland	6 - 0	Sporting KC
Chicago	5 - 0	Sporting KC
Vancouver	3 - 0	Sporting KC
Salt Lake	3 - 1	Sporting KC
LA Galaxy	1 - 2	Sporting KC
San Jose	3 - 0	Sporting KC
Minnesota	3 - 0	Sporting KC
LA Galaxy	4 - 1	Sporting KC
Salt Lake	2 - 1	Sporting KC
Seattle	5 - 2	Sporting KC
Orlando	3 - 1	Sporting KC
Vancouver	3 - 0	Sporting KC
Colorado	1 - 2	Sporting KC
LAFC	3 - 1	Sporting KC

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

20 / 20

Clean sheets

0 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Sporting KC	3 - 4	Philadelphia
H	Sporting KC	3 - 1	LAFC
A	Sporting KC	3 - 4	Dallas
H	Sporting KC	0 - 3	Vancouver
A	Sporting KC	1 - 2	Atlanta
H	Sporting KC	1 - 1	Saint Louis City
A	Sporting KC	0 - 2	Colorado
H	Sporting KC	0 - 2	Houston
A	Sporting KC	0 - 4	LAFC
H	Sporting KC	2 - 1	Minnesota
A	Sporting KC	2 - 3	Saint Louis City
H	Sporting KC	1 - 2	NY Red Bulls
A	Sporting KC	2 - 1	Austin
H	Sporting KC	3 - 1	LA Galaxy
A	Sporting KC	0 - 6	Portland
H	Sporting KC	1 - 1	Seattle
A	Sporting KC	0 - 5	Chicago
A	Sporting KC	0 - 3	Vancouver
H	Sporting KC	1 - 3	San Jose
A	Sporting KC	1 - 3	Salt Lake

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Houston

Sporting KC

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 10

7 / 10

Clean sheets

3 / 10

2 / 10

HOU

SKC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Houston
	1 - 3	Sporting KC
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Houston	1 - 0
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Houston	1 - 0
	1 - 2	Sporting KC
Houston	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Sporting KC

Sporting KC

Houston

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

9 / 11

7 / 11

Clean sheets

4 / 11

2 / 11

HOU

SKC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sporting KC
	0 - 2	Houston
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	1 - 2	Houston
Sporting KC	2 - 1
Sporting KC	1 - 0
Sporting KC	4 - 2
Sporting KC	3 - 2
	2 - 5	Houston
Sporting KC	4 - 0
Sporting KC	1 - 0
Sporting KC	3 - 2

Goal Statistics

	Houston 5th	Sporting KC 15th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.2 goals	0.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 11% 1 24% 2 27% 3 20% 4+ 18% There is a 65% probability that Houston will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 43% 1 36% 2 15% 3 4+ There is a 79% probability of Sporting KC scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-24 Houston have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted	-16 Sporting KC have scored 16% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.2 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	3.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings past 20 games

15%

better

HOU

SKC

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Games scored	19		16
Failed to score	7		9
Scored first	13		7
Goals scored	34		29
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		7
Avg. shots per goal	7		6
Conversion rate for	14		16
Avg. XG for	1.1		1.1
KickOff rating		+15%

46%

better

HOU

SKC

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Games conceded	15		25
Clean sheets	11		0
Conceded first	11		18
Goals conceded	30		63
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		2.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		12
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		5
Conversion rate against	15%		22%
Avg. XG against	1.3		2
KickOff rating		+46%

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Houston Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
27	14	6	8
J Bond	G Augusto	G Augusto	F Vieira

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bond GLK	27			-
L Halter DEF	15			4 -
Artur DEF	20		1	3 -
A Carlos DEF	17			1 1
L Ennali DEF	27	3	3	4 -
F Negri DEF	15	1		1 -
I Aliyu MID	20	2		1 1
A Bouzat MID	23	1	1	3 1
H Herrera MID	26	2		2 1
G Augusto FWD	26	14	6	3 -
M Bogusz FWD	26	6	1	3 -
Subs
M Saracchi	3			-
L Foster	1			-
D Holmes	15			2 -
N Markanich	8			1
D Samassékou	22			-
M. Arana Ibarra	6			-
D McGuire	13			-
B. Gillingham				-
F Vieira	21	1		8 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
14	32	6	10
G Augusto	G Augusto	G Augusto	G Augusto

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G Augusto FWD	14	32	6	10
M Bogusz FWD	6	31	1	5
L Ennali DEF	3	6	3	2
I Aliyu MID	2	2		1
H Herrera MID	2	8		5
F Negri DEF	1	2		1
A Bouzat MID	1	6	1	1
Subs
F Vieira	1	3
L Halter DEF		1
Artur DEF		3	1	2
A Carlos DEF		2
Subs
D Holmes		1		1
N Markanich		1
D Samassékou		1		1
D McGuire		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1135	38	183
Artur	F Vieira	G Augusto

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
Artur DEF	1135	24	50
H Herrera MID	1124	22	65
G Augusto FWD	1086	20	183
L Halter DEF	804	20	55
J Bond GLK	790	1	14
A Carlos DEF	734	21	53
L Ennali DEF	709	21	82
Subs
F Vieira	685	38	84
M Bogusz FWD	677	23	98
A Bouzat MID	487	25	52
Subs
D Samassékou	370	19	44
F Negri DEF	355	17	30
Subs
D Holmes	191	24	45
I Aliyu MID	160	17	29
Subs
D McGuire	85	4	13
M. Arana Ibarra	48	1	2
M Saracchi	38	1	5
N Markanich	26		2
L Foster	7		1

Sporting KC Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
24	5	4	5
C Harris	A Luiz	C Harris	L Johnsen

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S Cleveland GLK	18			-
J Reynolds DEF	15		3	1 -
J. Miller DEF	13			3 -
W. Meyer DEF	21	1		1 -
E Karic DEF	13		2	2 -
A Luiz MID	6	5	1	1 -
L Johnsen MID	23	1	1	4 1
K. Agyabeng MID	18			2 1
C Harris MID	26	4	4	4 -
T. Calheira FWD	19	3	1	2 -
S Afrifa FWD	23	3	3	2 -
Subs
M Suleymanov	22	1	1	3 -
J Reid	18		1	1 -
J Pulskamp	9			1 -
I. James	13			-
J. Bartlett	22	2		3 -
Z Bassong	15			5 -
R. Ramos Jr.	2			-
S. Garfield-Reid	5			-
O Wolff	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	21	4	5
A Luiz	C Harris	C Harris	L Johnsen

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Luiz MID	5	11	1	1
C Harris MID	4	21	4	5
T. Calheira FWD	3	12	1	3
S Afrifa FWD	3	10	3
Subs
J. Bartlett	2	3
W. Meyer DEF	1	2
L Johnsen MID	1	4	1	5
Subs
M Suleymanov	1	8	1	3
J Reynolds DEF		2	3
J. Miller DEF		2
E Karic DEF			2	2
K. Agyabeng MID				1
Subs
J Reid		4	1
I. James		1
Z Bassong		2
R. Ramos Jr.				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1417	34	105
L Johnsen	L Johnsen	C Harris

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
L Johnsen MID	1417	34	59
W. Meyer DEF	917	29	71
E Karic DEF	644	30	46
S Cleveland GLK	510		3
Subs
J. Bartlett	489	16	42
Z Bassong	438	22	51
C Harris MID	429	20	105
Subs
J Reid	416	29	61
J Reynolds DEF	401	23	51
Subs
M Suleymanov	394	11	49
I. James	394	19	30
K. Agyabeng MID	382	25	59
J. Miller DEF	354	13	36
Subs
J Pulskamp	277		4
T. Calheira FWD	224	13	46
S Afrifa FWD	210	14	48
A Luiz MID	103	6	32
Subs
O Wolff	42	1	3
S. Garfield-Reid	17	1	4
R. Ramos Jr.	15	1	1