Sporting Kansas City

Match report

Sporting Kansas City fell to Houston Dynamo 0:2 in the regular season at 18 on 2 August 2026. The visitors took control after Lasse Berg Johnsen's dismissal on the half-hour mark and saw out the match without trouble.

Johnsen picked up a yellow card at the 11th minute, then another before the break. By then he had already been sent off on 45', leaving the hosts to play with ten men for the remainder. Guilherme opened the scoring at 55', and A. Bouzat made it 2:0 after an hour.

Houston's statistics tell the story of a comfortable win. They held 64 per cent possession and created four big chances against Sporting's none. The hosts managed only 0.21 expected goals while their opponents reached 1.89. Four shots on target produced two goals for the visitors.

Three substitutions came after the second goal as Sporting tried to find a way back. K. Agyabeng and E. Ponce were withdrawn together at 65 minutes, while Capita and Felipe Andrade came on at 82. Z. Bassong joined the fray at 85 before Guilherme himself was replaced at 90.

The result keeps Houston in second place with 43 points from 24 games. Sporting remain 15th on 15 points after 23 matches, and this defeat leaves them six points from safety with one game left to play.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 36 – 64

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 2 – 9

Expected goals 0.21 – 1.89

🟨 11' L. Johnsen — Yellow card 🟨 45' L. Johnsen — Yellow card 🟥 45' L. Johnsen — Red card ⚽ 55' Guilherme — Goal ⇄ 65' K. Agyabeng — Substitution ⇄ 65' E. Ponce — Substitution ⚽ 71' A. Bouzat — Goal ⇄ 82' Capita — Substitution ⇄ 82' Felipe Andrade — Substitution ⇄ 85' Z. Bassong — Substitution 🟨 86' Lucas Halter — Yellow card ⇄ 90' Guilherme — Substitution

Match events

11' 0:0 Sporting Kansas City Yellow card L. Johnsen
45' 0:0 Sporting Kansas City Yellow card L. Johnsen
45' 0:0 Sporting Kansas City Red card L. Johnsen
55' 0:1 Houston Dynamo Goal Guilherme assist: J. McGlynn
65' 0:1 Sporting Kansas City Substitution K. Agyabeng off: M. Garcia
65' 0:1 Houston Dynamo Substitution E. Ponce off: D. McGuire
71' 0:2 Houston Dynamo Goal A. Bouzat
82' 0:2 Sporting Kansas City Substitution Capita off: S. Suleymanov
82' 0:2 Houston Dynamo Substitution Felipe Andrade off: D. Holmes
85' 0:2 Sporting Kansas City Substitution Z. Bassong off: J. Bartlett
86' 0:2 Houston Dynamo Yellow card Lucas Halter
90' 0:2 Houston Dynamo Substitution Guilherme off: O. Lingr

Statistics

36 Possession, % 64

4 Shots on target 4

2 Shots off target 9

0.21 Expected goals 1.89

0 Big chances 4

45 Attacks 72

2 Corners 6

10 Fouls 12

11 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 1

19 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

5/1533% Aerial duels 10/1567%

71 Backward passes 110

0 Blocked shots 1

15 Clearances 11

1/911% Crosses 5/1242%

5/1145% Dribbles 5/1050%

0.52 Expected assists 1.58

64 Failed passes 58

1 Goalkeeper saves 4

14 Interceptions 9

5 Key passes 12

25/5347% Long passes 39/5275%

91 Passes into the final third 165

234 Passes in the opposition half 401

173 Passes in own half 329

0.67 Shot accuracy 0.29

2 Shots from outside the box 6

4 Shots inside the box 8

6/1060% Tackles 6/1250%

398 Total passes 718

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Stefan Cleveland	30
3	Moisés Castillo Mosquera	3
5	Or Blorian	5
8	Jacob Davis	8
18	Emir Karić	18
4	Lasse Berg Johnsen	4
7	Osvaldo Pedro Capemba	7
11	Calvin Harris	11
20	K. Agyabeng	20
22	Zorhan Ludovic Bassong	22
9	Dejan Joveljić	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	John Pulskamp	1
2	Ian James	2
15	Jansen Miller	15
16	Jacob Bartlett	16
28	Wyatt Meyer	28
99	Jaden Reid	99
6	Manu García	6
17	Steven Afrifa	17
93	Shapi Suleymanov	93

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Houston Dynamo

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Jonathan Bond	31
5	Lucas Halter	5
11	Lawrence Ennali	11
34	A. Resch	34
36	Felipe Andrade	36
6	José Artur de Lima Junior	6
8	Jack Ryan McGlynn	8
16	Héctor Miguel Herrera López	16
20	Guilherme	20
30	Agustín Bouzat	30
10	Ezequiel Ponce Martínez	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
26	Blake Gillingham	26
21	Franco Negri	21
28	Erik Sviatchenko	28
9	Ondřej Lingr	9
14	Duane Holmes	14
18	Diadie Samassékou	18
22	Matthew Arana	22
23	Duncan McGuire	23
24	Ibrahim Aliu	24

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