Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo Prediction: Back a Goal Exchange

Sporting Kansas City lost their game against Nashville SC at home and now they turn their focus to Houston Dynamo. Sporting Kansas City have faced an unsteady form recently and they need a win here to get their season back on track. Houston Dynamo won their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps and they are unbeaten in their last 7 matches in a row. They are favorites to grab all 3 points in this clash, but it won’t come easy.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City are 11th on the western conference table and 20th on the MLS table, having 35 points from 30. Overall, they have 9 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats and a goal ratio of 39:43.

Sporting Kansas City have lost 2 of their last 5 matches in a row, winning the remaining 2. They won San Jose Earthquakes 3-0, then they beat St. Louis City 2-1. After the win, they lost 3-2 to Inter Miami CF, before winning Minnesota United 1-0. Then in their last game, they lost 3-0 to Nashville SC.

While playing at home, Sporting Kansas City have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 home games. Their last home game was the 3-0 defeat to Nashville SC.

In the game against Nashville SC, Fafa Picault gave Nashville SC the lead in the 29th minute and then in the 66th minute, Hany Mukhtar scored the second goal. The third goal came through Jack Maher in the 76th minute to seal the 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.

Streaks

• 5/6 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals.
• 5/7 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.

Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo have maintained their fine form since the end of the Leagues Cup. They have been involved in 5 matches since then, and they won 3 matches and drew 2. They won Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew and Vancouver Whitecaps, then played a draw against LA Galaxy and St. Louis City SC. And in their last 5 away games, they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Houston Dynamo are currently ranked 4th in the western conference and 10th in the MLS, with 43 points from 29 matches. They have recorded 12 wins, 7 draws and 10 defeats and they have a goal aggregate of 41:33.

Houston Dynamo defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 in their last match. Hector Herrera put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 13th minute and Griffin Dorsey doubled their lead in the 44th minute. And in the second half, Ivan Franco and Ibrahim Aliyu scored 2 extra goals in the 73rd and 84th minutes. The Whitecaps managed to pull one goal back through Erik Sviatchenko (OG) in the 90th minute, but Houston Dynamo won the game 4-1 at full time.

Streaks

• Houston Dynamo have not lost their last 7 games.
• They scored first in 7/8 matches.
• They won the first half in 7/8 matches.
• 5/6 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards
• 6/7 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Head to Head

In 20 meetings against each other, Sporting Kansas City won 10 matches, while Houston Dynamo won 6 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Houston Dynamo have not lost the last 3 matches.
• 5/6 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Expert Betting Tips

Sporting Kansas City scored 39 goals and conceded 43 goals. They scored an average of 1.3 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 10%. They created an average of 1.7 chances per game and missed an average of 0.8 chances per game. They took an average of 4.7 shots on target per game and an average of 5.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and they kept 7 clean sheets.

Houston Dynamo scored 41 goals and conceded 33 goals. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 13%. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and missed an average of 1.0 chances per game. They took an average of 4.1 shots on target per game and an average of 3.8 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game and they kept 12 clean sheets.

• Over 2 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.63 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.80 Odds