Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo

19 October 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Nabil Bensalah

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sporting Kansas City created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Houston Dynamo 0.66 from 9.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
11 Shots 9
2 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 5
505 Passes 478
84.2% Pass accuracy 86.2%
15 Tackles 7
17 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo
Kick-off
D. SallóiShot on target
7’
12’
A. Carlos
20’
D. Holmes
22’
O. LingrShot on target
35’
E. PonceShot on target
40’
L. EnnaliShot on target
Z. Bassong
44’
Half-time0-0
S. MuñozM. García
46’
48’
L. EnnaliShot on target
Second half underway
61’
L. EnnaliVAR: Penalty given
J. DavisN. Radoja
68’
68’
S. KowalczykD. Holmes
74’
F. AndradeShot on target
M. ToyeE. Thommy
78’
J. BartlettZ. Bassong
78’
80’
N. QuiñonesO. Lingr
80’
Júnior UrsoB. Raines
87’
L. Ennali
89’
Júnior Urso
A. MontesShot on target
90+2’
J. Davis
90+8’
Full-time0-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.66 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.66
Sporting Kansas City 0.85 xGHouston Dynamo 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Houston Dynamo attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking 
90+7’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 17’ D. Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 69’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 32’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ F. Andrade (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ E. Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ O. Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ M. García (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ D. Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 17’ D. Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 69’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 32’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 34’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ F. Andrade (Houston Dynamo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ E. Thommy (Sporting Kansas City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ O. Lingr (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ M. García (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ D. Sallói (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ E. Ponce (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ L. Ennali (Houston Dynamo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ A. Montes (Sporting Kansas City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ D. Joveljić (Sporting Kansas City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pulskamp
Shelton
Miller
Montes
Ndenbe
Radoja 68’
Bassong 78’
Thommy 78’
García 46’
Sallói
Joveljić
Houston Dynamo 4-4-2 Starting XI
Bond
Dorsey
Sviatchenko
Carlos
Andrade
Holmes 68’
Artur
Raines 80’
Ennali
Ponce
Lingr 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Pulskamp
90′ 5 0 23 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
K. Shelton
90′ 2 – – 2 – 56 1 – – –
J. Miller
90′ – – – 1 1 60 1 – – –
A. Montes
90′ 1 2 – 6 2 69 1 – – –
L. Ndenbe
90′ 1 2 – 5 – 59 – – – –
J. Davis Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 2 – 1 – 11 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
N. Radoja Taken off
68′ – – 53 – 0.04 5 1 11 3 4 –
Z. Bassong Taken off
78′ – – 43 2 0.11 2 – 3 3 1 –
E. Thommy Taken off
78′ – – 37 – 0.14 – – 3 1 3 –
M. García Taken off
45′ – – 25 1 0.02 1 – 1 1 – –
D. Sallói
90′ – – 22 1 0.19 – – 4 1 2 –
S. Muñoz Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 18 – 0.01 – – 1 2 – –
M. Toye Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – 2 1 – –
J. Bartlett Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 7 2 0.16 1 1 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
D. Joveljić
90′ – – 4 – 0.36 0.02 – 6 3 20 –
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

Sporting Kansas City LLLLL
Houston Dynamo DLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Houston Dynamo 1-3 Sporting Kansas City, 01 Jun 25 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Houston Dynamo, 02 Aug 26  All Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo 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.