Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Houston Dynamo FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sporting Kansas City swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 2 in the Major League Soccer standings, Houston Dynamo FC, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Sporting Kansas City collected 18 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 25 rounds.

Team form: Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Houston Dynamo FC Form

In the last three outings, Houston Dynamo FC beat Real Salt Lake by 2-1, lost 1-0 against San Jose Earthquakes, before drawing 2-2 with FC Cincinnati. Houston Dynamo FC claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Major League Soccer, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored nine and conceded four goals.

Sporting Kansas City Form

It is all or nothing with Sporting Kansas City, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 4-3 against FC Dallas, before beating Los Angeles FC 3-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-4 against Philadelphia Union. Sporting Kansas City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 16 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Houston Dynamo FC and Sporting Kansas City played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Look no further than Guilherme Augusto, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Houston Dynamo FC in the Major League Soccer, while Andre Luiz managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Sporting Kansas City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Houston Dynamo FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Full-time result

Houston Dynamo FC claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Sporting Kansas City won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing nine in this series of matches. Houston Dynamo FC are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 25 last matches.

Both teams to score

Houston Dynamo FC scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Houston Dynamo FC will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Sporting Kansas City have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to six clean sheets in their last 10 games. Houston Dynamo FC have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Sporting Kansas City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Houston Dynamo FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.