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

Sun 2nd Aug, 01:30 BST, Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City

Houston Dynamo pay Major League Soccer rivals Sporting KC a visit on Sunday morning, as Ben Olsen guides his side into an away clash with Raphaël Wicky & co. at the Children's Mercy Park. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market which catches the eye for this meeting: both teams to score. In Sporting KC and Houston we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to prove that on Sunday morning. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.48.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sporting KC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.10.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sporting KC 39%	21/10	19/10
Draw 22%	27/10	12/5
Houston 39%	21/20	21/20
Draw 1-1 9%	13/2	6/1
Sporting KC 2-1 8%	10/1	9/1
Houston 2-1 8%	8/1	7/1
Draw 2-2 7%	11/1	9/1
Sporting KC 1-0 5%	12/1	11/1
Houston 1-0 5%	10/1	9/1
Sporting KC 3-1 5%	20/1	18/1
Houston 3-1 5%	14/1	12/1
Sporting KC 2-0 5%	18/1	14/1
Houston 2-0 5%	12/1	11/1
Sporting KC 3-2 4%	22/1	20/1
Houston 3-2 4%	20/1	16/1
Draw 0-0 3%	16/1	14/1
Sporting KC 3-0 3%	33/1	25/1
Houston 3-0 3%	20/1	16/1
Over 2.5 Goals 68%	4/7	8/15
Under 2.5 Goals 32%	27/20	13/10
Home 1st Goal 49%	11/10	11/10
Away 1st Goal 49%	8/11	3/4
No 1st Goal 2%	16/1	14/1
BTTS - Yes 68%	1/2	10/21
BTTS - No 32%	6/4	29/20
BTTS - Home Win 24%	4/1	19/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	3/1
BTTS - Away Win 24%	13/5	5/2
Home/draw 61%	7/10	4/6
Away/draw 61%	4/11	4/11
Home/away 78%	2/7	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 86%	1/6	1/6
Under 1.5 Goals 14%	4/1	19/5
Over 3.5 Goals 46%	11/8	13/10
Under 3.5 Goals 54%	8/15	8/15
Over 4.5 Goals 27%	10/3	3/1
Under 4.5 Goals 73%	1/5	1/5
Over 5.5 Goals 14%	8/1	13/2
Under 5.5 Goals 86%	1/14	1/14
Over 0.5 Goals 97%	1/40	1/66
Under 0.5 Goals 3%	16/1	14/1
Home DNB 55%	5/4	5/4
Away DNB 54%	4/7	4/7
Sporting KC win to nil 15%	11/2	-
Houston win to nil 14%	10/3	-
Sporting KC / Sporting KC 17%	4/1	18/5
Sporting KC / Houston 4%	20/1	18/1
Sporting KC / Draw 7%	12/1	11/1
Draw / Sporting KC 11%	13/2	13/2
Draw / Houston 14%	5/1	19/4
Draw / Draw 13%	11/2	5/1
Houston / Sporting KC 3%	25/1	22/1
Houston / Houston 25%	12/5	9/4
Houston / Draw 7%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

/ 0

Conceded

/ 0

Clean sheets

/ 0

Failed to score

/ 0

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Sporting KC

Houston

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

9 / 10

6 / 10

Clean sheets

4 / 10

1 / 10

SKC

HOU

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sporting KC
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

Houston

Sporting KC

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 10

7 / 10

Clean sheets

3 / 10

2 / 10

SKC

HOU

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

Goal Statistics

Sporting KC have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Major League Soccer outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Houston Dynamo on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Sporting KC 15th	Houston 6th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.7 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 17% 1 30% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 83% probability that Sporting KC will score 1 or more goals	0 18% 1 31% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 82% probability that Houston will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

SKC

HOU

18%

better

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Games scored	11		12
Failed to score	6		4
Scored first	4		7
Goals scored	18		23
Avg. goals scored	1.1		1.4
Avg. shots per game	7		10
Avg. shots per goal	7		7
Conversion rate for	15		14
Avg. XG for	0.9		1.1
KickOff rating		+18%

SKC

HOU

40%

better

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Games conceded	17		11
Clean sheets	0		5
Conceded first	13		9
Goals conceded	44		24
Avg. goals conceded	2.6		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		8
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		6
Conversion rate against	22%		18%
Avg. XG against	2.1		1.3
KickOff rating		+40%

Sporting KC v Houston Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Sporting KC Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	8	4	4
D Joveljic	D Joveljic	M García	Capita

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M García MID	17	2	4	3 -
C Harris FWD	17	2	3	2 -
D Joveljic FWD	17	8	1	1 -
J Davis DEF	16		2	3 -
S Afrifa FWD	15	1	1	-
L Johnsen MID	14	1		2 -
M Suleymanov FWD	14	1	1	1 -
W. Meyer DEF	13			1 -
J. Bartlett MID	13	1		2 -
J Reid DEF	12			1 -
E Bartlow DEF	11			1 -
I. James DEF	11			-
K. Agyabeng MID	10			-
Capita FWD	10	2	1	4 -
T. Calheira FWD	10			1 -
J Pulskamp GLK	9			1 -
J. Miller DEF	9			2 -
S Cleveland GLK	8			-
J Reynolds DEF	8		1	-
Z Bassong MID	8			2 -
E Karic DEF	3			-
O Blorian DEF	3			-
D. Borges da Silva DEF	3			1 -
M Mosquera DEF	1			-
M. Tschantret MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	19	4	10
D Joveljic	D Joveljic	M García	M García

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Joveljic FWD	8	19	1	5
M García MID	2	4	4	10
C Harris FWD	2	11	3	3
Capita FWD	2	5	1	1
S Afrifa FWD	1	4	1
L Johnsen MID	1	3		3
M Suleymanov FWD	1	6	1	1
J. Bartlett MID	1	1
J Davis DEF		1	2	2
J Reid DEF		3
E Bartlow DEF		1
I. James DEF		1
T. Calheira FWD		5
J. Miller DEF		1
J Reynolds DEF		1	1
Z Bassong MID		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
904	37	67
L Johnsen	J Davis	M García

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Johnsen MID	904	26	44
J Davis DEF	630	37	63
M García MID	607	16	67
W. Meyer DEF	565	22	49
E Bartlow DEF	450	5	26
I. James DEF	374	16	23
J. Bartlett MID	368	9	27
J Reid DEF	365	26	54
D Joveljic FWD	326	6	38
M Suleymanov FWD	278	8	34
J Pulskamp GLK	277		4
Z Bassong MID	277	15	28
C Harris FWD	262	12	66
J. Miller DEF	226	6	25
S Cleveland GLK	226		1
K. Agyabeng MID	164	14	34
J Reynolds DEF	162	12	23
E Karic DEF	146	7	14
Capita FWD	123	23	54
S Afrifa FWD	112	10	29
D. Borges da Silva DEF	105	2	6
O Blorian DEF	97	4	9
T. Calheira FWD	87	7	20
M. Tschantret MID	19
M Mosquera DEF	14	1	4

Houston Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
16	9	5	7
J Bond	G Augusto	G Augusto	F Vieira

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Bond GLK	16			-
M Bogusz MID	16	4	1	2 -
L Ennali FWD	16	3	2	2 -
G Augusto FWD	16	9	5	2 -
A. Resch DEF	15			3 -
H Herrera MID	15	2		-
E Ponce FWD	15		1	2 -
D Samassékou MID	14			-
O Lingr MID	14		1	1
A Carlos DEF	13			1
F Vieira DEF	13	1		7 -
A Bouzat MID	13		1	1 1
J McGlynn MID	12	2	3	2 -
I Aliyu FWD	11	1		-
E Sviatchenko DEF	10	1		3 1
D Holmes MID	9			2 -
Artur MID	9		1	2 -
F Negri DEF	6			1 -
N Markanich FWD	6			1
L Halter DEF	5			2 -
S Vines DEF	3			-
D McGuire FWD	2			-
J Maurer GLK	1			1 -
M. Arana Ibarra MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	21	5	8
G Augusto	G Augusto	G Augusto	G Augusto

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G Augusto FWD	9	21	5	8
M Bogusz MID	4	20	1	3
L Ennali FWD	3	5	2
H Herrera MID	2	3		2
J McGlynn MID	2	7	3	7
F Vieira DEF	1	2
I Aliyu FWD	1	1		1
E Sviatchenko DEF	1	2		1
E Ponce FWD		4	1	2
D Samassékou MID		1		1
O Lingr MID		3	1
A Carlos DEF		1
A Bouzat MID		3	1	1
D Holmes MID		1		1
Artur MID		2	1	1
F Negri DEF				1
S Vines DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
629	27	117
G Augusto	F Vieira	G Augusto

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Augusto FWD	629	12	117
J McGlynn MID	620	9	18
H Herrera MID	545	10	30
A Carlos DEF	523	18	36
A. Resch DEF	514	22	46
J Bond GLK	428	1	9
F Vieira DEF	417	27	56
M Bogusz MID	370	16	63
Artur MID	361	10	13
L Ennali FWD	332	12	58
E Sviatchenko DEF	297	8	30
A Bouzat MID	291	19	29
D Samassékou MID	270	12	30
L Halter DEF	216	9	21
E Ponce FWD	208	2	36
F Negri DEF	172	5	12
D Holmes MID	154	18	36
O Lingr MID	114	5	17
I Aliyu FWD	73	9	16
S Vines DEF	24	4	4
N Markanich FWD	22		2
J Maurer GLK	11
D McGuire FWD	9	1	1
M. Arana Ibarra MID	2