Matchday

MLS 2025 · 19 Oct 2025

Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Houston Dynamo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.5
Actual xG
0.9 – 0.7
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot saw it as open: Sporting Kansas City 40%, the draw 24%, Houston Dynamo 36%.

A draw the chances agree with: 0.9 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: John Pulskamp, 64.1 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: John Pulskamp +25.4, Jonathan Bond +9.0.

Well below it: Felipe Andrade −15.8, Khiry Shelton −13.8, Jansen Miller −9.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sporting Kansas City

5 Oct 2025L 0–3at Minnesota United MLS
28 Sep 2025L 1–4at LA Galaxy MLS
21 Sep 2025L 0–2v Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
14 Sep 2025L 1–2at Real Salt Lake MLS
7 Sep 2025L 1–2v Austin FC MLS

Houston Dynamo

5 Oct 2025L 2–4v San Diego FC MLS
28 Sep 2025L 1–3at Nashville SC MLS
21 Sep 2025W 1–0v Portland Timbers MLS
14 Sep 2025L 1–2at Colorado Rapids MLS
7 Sep 2025D 1–1v LA Galaxy MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sporting Kansas City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper9000–64.1+25.4
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder1200–62.3–
Mason Toye Forward1200–49.7–
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder7800–43.8+0.0
Nemanja Radoja Midfielder6800–41.8+4.5
Alan Montes Defender90000.1941.2+2.0
Dejan Joveljić Forward90000.3638.0−6.3
Santiago Muñoz Forward4500–37.9−5.9
Erik Thommy Midfielder78000.0637.8–
Logan Ndenbe Defender9000–36.1+4.4
Dániel Sallói Midfielder90000.2033.8+0.6
Jacob Davis Defender2200–31.0–
Jansen Miller Defender9000–27.4−9.0
Manu García Midfielder45000.0425.5−2.6
Khiry Shelton Defender9000–22.7−13.8

Houston Dynamo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jonathan Bond Goalkeeper9000–55.5+9.0
Sebastian Kowalczyk Midfielder2200–53.5–
Brooklyn Raines Midfielder8000–42.9+0.9
Antônio Carlos Defender9000–40.0−6.8
Ondrej Lingr Forward80000.0638.2−4.0
Erik Sviatchenko Defender9000–34.7−1.4
Ezequiel Ponce Forward90000.3234.6−6.1
Artur Midfielder9000–34.3−6.4
Griffin Dorsey Defender9000–33.5−1.0
Júnior Urso Midfielder1000–28.4–
Duane Holmes Midfielder6800–28.4−0.2
Lawrence Ennali Midfielder90000.1927.1−8.9
Felipe Andrade Defender90000.0926.9−15.8
Nelson Quiñones Midfielder1000–3.3–