Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

9 July 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Ibrahim Aliyu 45+2’
Iván Franco 90+8’

Alan Pulido 25’, 62’ (pen)

Match summary

Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Alan Pulido put Sporting Kansas City ahead in the 25th minute and Ibrahim Aliyu equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Pulido put Sporting Kansas City back in front from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute and Iván Franco equalised in stoppage time.

Houston Dynamo had the better of the chances, with 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.01 from 5.

Key events

Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City

0’

Tim LeiboldArgument

Þorleifur ÚlfarssonArgument

0’

Kick-off

5’

Andreu FontàsShot on target

Ibrahim AliyuShot on target

24’

25’

Alan PulidoRight foot shot

0-1

Héctor HerreraShot on target

43’

Ibrahim AliyuRight foot shot

1-1

45+2’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

ArturShot on target

48’

Héctor HerreraFoul

50’

62’

Alan PulidoPenalty

1-2

65’

Dany RoseroFoul

66’

Róger EspinozaJohnny Russell

66’

Marinos TzionisDániel Sallói

Þorleifur ÚlfarssonNelson Quiñones

68’

74’

Khiry SheltonTim Leibold

75’

Logan NdenbeErik Thommy

Iván FrancoCorey Baird

77’

Sebastián FerreiraIbrahim Aliyu

78’

Bradley SmithDaniel Steres

88’

90’

Robert CastellanosAlan Pulido

Héctor HerreraShot on target

90+3’

Iván FrancoLeft foot shot

2-2

90+8’

Sebastián Ferreira

90+10’

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Houston Dynamo 2.22 xGSporting Kansas City 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-4-2 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Steve Clark	90′	1	2	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Franco Escobar	90′	–	–	–	1	–	25	1	–	–	–
Erik Sviatchenko	90′	1	–	–	5	4	52	2	–	–	–
Ethan Bartlow	90′	–	–	–	4	3	78	–	–	–	–
Daniel Steres Taken off	88′	2	–	–	4	2	50	–	–	–	–
Bradley Smith Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Corey Baird Taken off	77′	–	–	27	3	0.21	1	–	2	3	1	–
Artur	90′	–	–	55	–	0.03	1	2	3	3	–	–
Héctor Herrera	90′	–	1	81	4	0.74	1	1	7	2	1
Nelson Quiñones Taken off	68′	–	–	12	–	0.02	–	–	2	1	1	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Taken off	78′	1	–	16	–	0.03	1	–	2	3	1	–
Þorleifur Úlfarsson Came on as a substitute	22′	–	1	2	1	0.12	–	–	–	1	–
Iván Franco Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	9	–	0.02	–	–	3	1	1	–
Sebastián Ferreira Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Amine Bassi	90′	–	–	2	–	0.13	0.14	2	2	2	40	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Kendall Mcintosh	90′	4	2	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jacob Davis	90′	1	2	1	3	–	26	2	–	–	–
Dany Rosero	90′	–	1	1	4	3	45	1	–	–
Andreu Fontàs	90′	–	2	1	3	1	51	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold Taken off	75′	1	1	–	4	1	32	–	–	–
Khiry Shelton Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	2	1	2	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Erik Thommy Taken off	75′	–	–	25	–	0.02	1	–	3	1	1	–
Rémi Walter	90′	–	–	36	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gadi Kinda	90′	–	1	28	1	0.48	3	–	9	3	5	–
Dániel Sallói Taken off	66′	–	–	18	–	0.05	–	1	1	–	1	–
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	4	–	0.00	1	1	2	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Johnny Russell Taken off	66′	–	–	–	–	–	0.05	–	2	1	11	–
Alan Pulido Taken off	89′	2	–	3	2	0.97	0.01	–	5	1	21	–
Róger Espinoza Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	2	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Houston Dynamo W W W L L

Sporting Kansas City W L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 0-0 Sporting Kansas City, 11 Sep 22 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Houston Dynamo, 24 Sep 23 All Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.