MLS 2026 · 2 Aug 2026

Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Sporting Kansas City 36%, the draw 30%, Houston Dynamo 34%.

Houston Dynamo won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jonathan Bond, 60.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jonathan Bond +8.0.

Well below it: Lasse Berg Johnsen −21.0, Kwaku Agyabeng −12.9, Or Blorian −12.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	8	0.01	51.4	–
Wyatt Meyer Defender	25	–	46.4	–
Jayden Reid Defender	25	0.05	46.0	–
Moises Mosquera Defender	65	–	41.8	–
Dejan Joveljić Forward	90	0.04	38.5	−5.0
Stefan Cleveland Goalkeeper	90	–	37.8	−8.3
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	9	–	37.5	–
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder	85	–	37.0	−1.2
Or Blorian Defender	90	–	36.0	−12.3
Kwaku Agyabeng Midfielder	65	–	35.7	−12.9
Calvin Harris Midfielder	90	0.04	35.7	−2.1
Capita Midfielder	82	0.04	35.6	−3.6
Emir Karić Defender	90	0.02	33.1	−10.7
Jacob Davis Defender	65	–	23.8	−7.4
Lasse Berg Johnsen Midfielder	45	–	22.6	−21.0
Manu García Midfielder	25	–	18.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Diadié Samassékou Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Jonathan Bond Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.1	+8.0
Guilherme Midfielder	89	1	0	0.08	50.3	+7.6
Artur Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	47.4	+5.1
Jack McGlynn Midfielder	90	0	1	0.02	46.7	−0.1
Héctor Herrera Midfielder	89	0	0	0.29	46.5	−1.2
Duane Holmes Midfielder	8	0	0	–	44.6	–
Felipe Andrade Defender	82	0	0	0.28	43.5	+3.9
Agustin Resch Defender	90	0	0	0.03	43.1	+2.5
Lucas Halter Defender	90	0	0	0.02	40.8	−1.9
Agustín Bouzat Midfielder	82	1	0	0.53	39.5	+2.0
Lawrence Ennali Midfielder	90	0	0	0.14	35.7	−6.6
Ezequiel Ponce Forward	65	0	0	0.44	34.1	−5.4
Duncan McGuire Forward	25	0	0	–	33.4	–
Franco Negri Defender	8	0	0	–	32.5	–
Ondrej Lingr Forward	1	0	0	–	0.0	–