Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City

1 June 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Jair Antonio Maruffo

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Sebastian Kowalczyk 13’

Dejan Joveljić 45+3’, 52’
Santiago Muñoz 88’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City came from behind to win 3-1 away at Houston Dynamo. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sebastian Kowalczyk put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 13th minute and Dejan Joveljić equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Joveljić put Sporting Kansas City in front from a corner in the 52nd minute and Santiago Muñoz made it 1-3 in the 88th minute.

Houston Dynamo can feel hard done by, creating 2.96 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.22 from 13.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

22 Shots 13

9 Shots on target 4

6 Corners 7

497 Passes 356

87.5% Pass accuracy 80.3%

14 Tackles 14

14 Fouls 9

3 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Sebastian KowalczykShot on target

3’

Ezequiel PonceShot on target

3’

Jack McGlynnShot on target

9’

Sebastian KowalczykRight foot shot

1-0

13’

Ezequiel PonceShot on target

28’

Griffin DorseyShot on target

38’

Brooklyn Raines

45+1’

45+3’

Dejan JoveljićLeft foot shot

1-1

Half-time1-1

46’

Andrew BrodyKhiry Shelton

47’

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

Griffin DorseyShot on target

48’

Second half underway

52’

Dejan JoveljićRight foot shot

1-2

Júnior UrsoBrooklyn Raines

53’

Amine BassiOndrej Lingr

53’

63’

Shapi SuleymanovErik Thommy

63’

Tim LeiboldLogan Ndenbe

Jack McGlynnShot on target

64’

76’

Zorhan Bassong

Franco EscobarPablo Ortíz

79’

Duane HolmesSebastian Kowalczyk

79’

Santiago MuñozDejan Joveljić

82’

82’

84’

86’

88’

Santiago MuñozRight foot shot

1-3

90’

Memo RodríguezManu García

Duane HolmesShot on target

90+5’

Full-time1-3

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 2.96 xGSporting Kansas City 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Bond	90′	1	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	–	2	–	3	2	20	2	–	–	–
Obafemi Awodesu	90′	1	1	–	6	4	57	2	–	–	–
Pablo Ortíz Taken off	79′	–	1	–	1	1	54	–	–	–	–
Felipe Andrade	90′	4	1	–	8	4	50	3	–	–	–
Franco Escobar Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	1	1	13	–	–	–	–
Lawrence Ennali Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	1	–	8	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Brooklyn Raines Taken off	53′	–	–	22	–	0.02	2	1	2	3	–	–
Artur Taken off	82′	–	–	58	2	0.04	2	1	3	–	1	–
Jack McGlynn	90′	–	–	59	5	0.21	–	–	1	1	1	–
Ondrej Lingr Taken off	53′	–	1	7	2	0.02	2	–	4	1	2	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Taken off	79′	1	–	31	–	0.03	–	–	2	1	2	–
Amine Bassi Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	36	2	0.14	1	–	2	–	–	–
Júnior Urso Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	32	–	0.01	1	–	2	–	1	–
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	7	–	0.06	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Ezequiel Ponce	90′	–	–	5	2	1.27	0.05	1	3	–	20	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	8	1	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Khiry Shelton Taken off	45′	–	–	–	2	1	17	–	–	–	–
Jansen Miller	90′	1	–	–	3	2	29	–	–	–	–
Joaquín Fernández	90′	–	–	–	2	2	39	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Taken off	63′	–	–	–	1	–	31	1	–	–	–
Andrew Brody Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
Tim Leibold Came on as a substitute	27′	2	–	–	2	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Manu García Taken off	89′	–	–	36	1	0.32	–	–	5	1	4	–
Jacob Bartlett	90′	–	–	40	2	0.39	1	1	2	–	1	–
Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	50	2	0.11	4	2	6	3	1	–
Erik Thommy Taken off	63′	–	–	24	1	0.08	2	2	4	1	2	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	1	22	1	0.11	–	–	3	2	2	–
Shapi Suleymanov Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Dejan Joveljić Taken off	79′	2	–	3	3	0.37	0.23	–	3	–	21	–
Santiago Muñoz Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	1	1	0.26	0.00	–	4	2	3	–

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 L W W D W

Sporting Kansas City W L D D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Houston Dynamo, 12 May 24 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo, 19 Oct 25 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.